buyback recalls

NHTSA Identification Number	Date of Company Notification	Make	Model	Year	Number of Vehicles
90V-125	06/18/90	Excalibur	Excalibur	1988-1990	43

 

 

 

Brief Description of Defect

 

Mfg. Campaign No. N/A – Automatic Passive Restraints/FMVSS 208. DOM: 9/87-6/90. Vehicles are not equipped with an automatic passive restraint as required by FMVSS 208. Correct by refunding purchase price, minus depreciation.

 

Fiat Motor Co., Inc.

 

NHTSA Identification Number	Date of Company Notification	Make	Model	Year	Number of Vehicles
79V-078	03/27/79	Fiat	Spider 850	1970-71	31702

 

Brief Description of Defect

Mfg. Campaign No. 790159 – Frame. DOM – Prior to 5/1/71. Either the suspension system, steering system and/or floor pan where seats are attached may separate from undercarriage. This would result from advanced state of corrosion in certain areas of undercarriage, caused by salt and/or sand induced acceleration of rate of corrosion. Any such separation would cause impairment in handling and could result in crash. Correct by inspecting and repairing, if possible, or re-purchasing vehicle.

 

81V-091

07/17/81

Fiat

124

1970-74

140000

 

Brief Description of Defect

Mfg. Campaign No. N/A- Frame. DOM-N/A. Vehicles may have undercarriage corrosion which impairs attachment to vehicle body of front cross member, steering box or idler arm mounting, front upper control arms or rear trailing arms. Correct by notifying owners of 1970–1974 model 124 vehicles and offering to repurchase 1972–1974 model 124 vehicles in which corrosion impairs or is likely to impair any of the following: (1) attachment of either side of front cross member supporting engine to front sills; (2) attachment of steering box or of idler arm mounting to front sills; (3) attachment of either front suspension upper control arm to body; or (4) attachment of either rear suspension lower trailing arm to rear internal cross member.

 

Ford Motor Co.

 

NHTSA Identification Number	Date of Company Notification	Make	Model	Year	Number of Vehicles
04V-331	07/12/04	Ford	Ranger	2004	1395

 

 

 

Brief Description of Defect

Mfg. Campaign No. 04S19 – Frame/Fuel Tank. DOM: 6/04. On pickup trucks, frame has center rail section flange that was not formed properly. In side impact crash, frame rail could puncture fuel tank, resulting in fuel leak and fire. Correct by inspecting frame to determine if it was incorrectly manufactured and replacing vehicle.

 

General Motors Corp.

NHTSA Identification Number	Date of Company Notification	Make	Model	Year	Number of Vehicles
94V-044001	04/05/94	GMC Chevrolet	Sierra C10, C20, C15, C25	1992-93	2595

 

Brief Description of Defect

Mfg. Campaign No. 93C32 – CNG Cylinder. DOM: 10/91-6/93. Two-wheel drive pickup trucks altered by PAS, Inc., to run on compressed natural gas have CNG fuel cylinders that can develop stress corrosion cracking of the E-glass wrapping. This stress corrosion cracking can lead to tank ruptures. If cylinder ruptures, people in or near the vehicle may get hurt. Correct by exchanging these vehicles with comparably equipped, 1994 gasoline half- or three-quarter-ton General Motors pickup. General Motors will buy back the vehicle from owners who don’t want to exchange their natural gas vehicles. Warning: All trucks should be removed from service and the engine run until the fuel gauge reads below one-quarter.

 

 

NHTSA Identification Number	Date of Company Notification	Make	Model	Year	Number of Vehicles
95V-141	07/19/95	Chevrolet	Cavalier	1995	16

 

Brief Description of Defect

Mfg. Campaign No. 95C48 – Frame/FMVSS 208. DOM: 8/94. Welds were omitted from body lock pillar (B Pillar). Vehicle does meet FMVSS 208. Occupant protection levels would be reduced in crash. Correct by repurchasing vehicles or replacing with comparable vehicle.

 

 

NHTSA Identification Number	Date of Company Notification	Make	Model	Year	Number of Vehicles
97V-008001	01/21/97	GMC Chevrolet	Sonoma S-10	1996	55

 

Brief Description of Defect

Mfg. Campaign No. 97001 – Windshield/FMVSS 212. DOM: 2/96-4/96. Top coat paint severely peels due to overbaking of powder primer prior to top coat application. Since W/S primer and adhesive adhere to top coat paint on W/S opening flange, W/S does not meet FMVSS 212. In crash, windshield may not stay in place. Correct by repurchasing vehicles.

 

 

 

NHTSA Identification Number	Date of Company Notification	Make	Model	Year	Number of Vehicles
00V069100	03/03/00	Saturn	EVI	1997	489

 

Brief Description of Defect

Mfg. Campaign No. N/A – Battery. DOM: 5/96-8/97. Vehicles built with a charge port assembly that fails during charge events, causing heat to build up and resulting in fire. Correct by repurchasing vehicles.

 

 

NHTSA Identification Number	Date of Company Notification	Make	Model	Year	Number of Vehicles
02V-273	10/03/02	Chevrolet	Trailblazer	2002	46

 

Brief Description of Defect

Mfg. Campaign No. 02045 – Frame. DOM: 2/02-9/02. Vehicles are missing welds in rear floor plan. In crash, missing welds degrade performance of third row seat and safety belt anchorage. Correct by inspecting vehicle for missing welds and exchanging for equivalent vehicle or providing refund of purchase price for vehicles with missing welds.

 

 

NHTSA Identification Number	Date of Company Notification	Make	Model	Year	Number of Vehicles
06V-417	10/27/06	Buick GMC Chevrolet Silverado Tahoe Malibu, HHR Pontiac G6 GMC Hummer	Lacrose, Rendezvous Envoy Trailblazer Montana Sierra H3	2005-06 2004 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006	794

 

Brief Description of Defect

Mfg. Campaign No. 06102 – Airbag. DOM: 9/03-9/05. Vehicles originally built with cloth seats and automatic airbag passenger sensing system were later re-upholstered with aftermarket leather seat cover kits. Testing has indicated aftermarket leather seat covers can cause passenger sensing system to malfunction. If passenger sensing system malfunctions, front airbag on passenger side may be disabled when it should be enabled, or enabled when it should be disabled. In either case, in crash that requires airbag deployment, front passenger’s level of injury may be increased. Because replacement leather seat cover that is compatible with passenger sensing system is not available, GM will purchase these vehicles for full price paid for it (not exceeding fair market value at time it was bought), including taxes and fees, if vehicle is returned to GM’s possession by January 31, 2007. Through January 31, 2007, GM will also pay for removal of any aftermarket accessories that may have been installed and return them to customer. If accessories no longer have use or cannot be removed, GM will reimburse purchase price of those accessories. After January 31, 2007, GM will repurchase vehicles for purchase price less a depreciation allowance of $.30 for each mile on vehicle.

 

Isuzu Motors America Inc. (Isuzu Motors, Ltd.)

 

 

NHTSA Identification Number	Date of Company Notification	Make	Model	Year	Number of Vehicles
97V-008002	01/29/97	Isuzu	Hombre	1996	8

 

Brief Description of Defect

Mfg. Campaign No. 97001 – Windshield/FMVSS 212. DOM: 2/96-4/96. Top coat paint severely peels due to overbaking of powder primer prior to top coat application. Since W/S primer and adhesive adhere to top coat paint on W/S opening flange, W/S does not meet FMVSS 212. In crash, windshield may not stay in place. Correct by repurchasing vehicles.

 

Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.

 

 

NHTSA Identification Number	Date of Company Notification	Make	Model	Year	Number of Vehicles
07V-244	01/03/06	Kawasaki	KLR650	2008	5

 

Brief Description of Defect

Mfg. Campaign No. N/A – Kick Stand. DOM: 3/07. Spring retaining pin on frame may not have been completely welded in place and could fall out allowing kick stand to drop into “parking” position and result in crash. Correct by repurchasing motorcycles.

 

Little Trailer Co.

 

 

NHTSA Identification Number	Date of Company Notification	Make	Model	Year	Number of Vehicles
04V-351	07/14/04	Little Guy	Rascal	2004	13

 

Brief Description of Defect

Mfg. Campaign No. N/A – Frame. DOM: 4/04-6/04. Mini trailers have inadequate welds to tongue and frame assembly. This could cause separation of the tongue assembly from frame, resulting in instability and loss of trailer control. Correct by exchanging trailer for new trailer with newly designed frame.

 

 

 

 

 

Nissan Motors Corp.

 

NHTSA Identification Number	Date of Company Notification	Make	Model	Year	Number of Vehicles
94V-031	02/23/94	Nissan	C22 Van	1987-90	140000

 

Brief Description of Defect

Mfg. Campaign No. N/A – Engine. DOM – 9/86-3/90. Engine compartment fires and other thermal incidents have occurred on vehicles which had received all of remedies provided by previous safety-related recall (93V-036). The fires are attributed to errors in installing remedy specified in recall. If remedy specified for recall 93V-036 was not performed correctly or vehicle has not received remedy, fire could occur. Correct by repurchasing vehicles. For owners that decline repurchase offer, correct by reinspecting vehicle to confirm prior recall was completed properly.

 

Suzuki Motor America

 

 

NHTSA Identification Number	Date of Company Notification	Make	Model	Year	Number of Vehicles
03V-223	06/11/03	Suzuki	Esteem Aerio Grand Vitara Grand Vitara XL-7	2002	5319

 

Brief Description of Defect
Mfg. Campaign No. EC – Windshield/FMVSS 212. DOM: 12/01-2/03. Vehicles fail to meet FMVSS 212. Windshield not properly secured to body due to insufficient adhesion between second-stage paint and final stage painting. Correct by inspecting vehicles, repainting, replacing, and/or repurchasing and destroying affected vehicles.

 

Tracker Marine, LLC

 

 

NHTSA Identification Number	Date of Company Notification	Make	Model	Year	Number of Vehicles
06V-438	11/02/06	Trailstar	202, 215, 222, 228	2007	259

 

Brief Description of Defect

Mfg. Campaign No. TS0015 – Hitch Assembly. DOM: 7/06-10/06. Castings holding bolts on pivot hitch assembly for the swing-away tongue break, allowing trailer to detach from tow vehicle. Correct by replacing trailers equipped with defective components.

 

 

 

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

 

 

NHTSA Identification Number	Date of Company Notification	Make	Model	Year	Number of Vehicles
93V-139	08/24/93	Winnebago	Spectrum	1988	85

 

Brief Description of Defect

Mfg. Campaign No. 54 – Engine. DOM: N/A. Motorhomes are susceptible to engine compartment fires. Cause is not limited to one component or system. NHTSA inquiry indicated that prior remedies performed on these vehicles did not repair safety-related defect. Winnebago has been unable to remedy the situation. Correct by exchanging vehicles.