Lexus ES300, Toyota Camry Recalled
Feb 13, 2002
Toyota Motor Company, Ltd. Models: Lexus ES300 Year: 2002 Toyota Camry Year: 2002 Number Involved: 19,587 Dates of Manufacture: July - November 2001 Defect: On these passenger vehicles equipped with a three-spoke style steering wheel, during air bag deployment, it is possible that the bottom seam of the front driver's ... Continue reading
Feb 13, 2002
• Toyota Motor Company, Ltd. • Models: Lexus ES300 Year: 2002 • Number Involved: 1,697 • Dates of Manufacture: September - October 2001 • Defect: On these passenger vehicles, the left front brake tube may have been deformed prior to vehicle delivery due to improper installation of a coil s ... Continue reading
Feb 13, 2002
• Nissan North America, Inc. • Models: Nissan Sentra Years: 2000-2001 • Number Involved: 81,393 • Dates of Manufacture: January - October 2001 • Noncompliance: Certain passenger vehicles fail to comply with requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, "Lamps, Reflective D ... Continue reading
Feb 13, 2002
• Mercedes-Benz USA, Inc. • Models: Mercedes Benz C Class Years: 1998-1999 • Number Involved: 65,731 • Dates of Manufacture: April 1997 - June 1999 • Defect: On certain passenger vehicles equipped with Hoppecke batteries, the battery maintenance schedule could be less than needed to mainta ... Continue reading
Feb 13, 2002
• Mazda (North America), Inc. • Models: Mazda MPV Years: 2000-2001 • Number Involved: 19,000 • Dates of Manufacture: April 1999 - November 2001 • Noncompliance: Certain minivans without anti-lock braking systems (ABS) fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Sta ... Continue reading
Feb 13, 2002
• Hyundai Motor America • Models: Hyundai Santa Fe Year: 2001 • Number Involved: 15,241 • Dates of Manufacture: March 2000 - February 2001 • Defect: On certain sport utility vehicles equipped with 2.7-liter V-6 engines, improperly manufactured crankshaft position sensors (CPS) were install ... Continue reading
Feb 13, 2002
• General Motors Corporation • Models: Saturn Vue Year: 2002 • Number Involved: 327 • Noncompliance: Certain sport utility vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages." Some vehicles were produced with rear outer s ... Continue reading
Chevy Venture, Pontiac Aztec, Montana, Olds Silhouette Recalled
Feb 13, 2002
General Motors Corporation Models: Chevrolet Venture Year: 2001 Pontiac Aztec Year: 2001 Pontiac Montana Year: 2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette Year: 2001 Number Involved: 75,816 Dates of Manufacture: April - October 2000 Noncompliance: Certain minivans and sport utility vehicles built with second row 50/50 split bench seats ... Continue reading
Feb 13, 2002
General Motors Corporation Models: Chevrolet Camaro Year: 2002 Pontiac Firebird Year: 2002 Number Involved: 897 Dates of Manufacture: October - November 2001 Noncompliance: Certain passenger vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, ``Occupant Crash Protection,'' and ... Continue reading
GMC Jimmy , Olds Bravada, Chevy Blazer- Recalled
Feb 13, 2002
General Motors Corporation Models: GMC Jimmy Years: 2000-2001 Oldsmobile Bravada Years: 2000-2001 Chevrolet Blazer Years: 2000-2002 Number Involved: 506,377 Dates of Manufacture: September 1999 - August 2001 Defect: On certain sport utility vehicles, the multifunction switch could develop an open circuit condition that ... Continue reading
Mustang, Sable, Taurus Recalled
Feb 13, 2002
Ford Motor Company Models: Ford Mustang Year: 1995 Mercury Sable Year: 1995 Ford Taurus Year: 1995 Number Involved: 695,260 Dates of Manufacture: April 1994 - August 1995 Defect: On certain Taurus/Sable vehicles equipped with 3.0-liter and 3.8- liter engines and Mustang vehicles with 3.8-liter and 5.0-liter engines, it ... Continue reading
Feb 13, 2002
• NHTSA Recall No. 01V380) • DaimlerChrysler Corporation • Models: Jeep Liberty Year: 2002 • Number Involved: 102,000 • Dates of Manufacture: January - November 2001 • Defect: In the event of a frontal offset collision in these sport utility vehicles, sharp edges on the power steerin ... Continue reading
Chrysler Recalls 585,000 Jeeps, Pickups
Feb 12, 2002
DETROIT Reuters reported that The Chrysler arm of DaimlerChrysler AG will recall about 585,000 Jeeps and pickups for two separate problems, federal regulators said on Tuesday. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Chrysler would recall 316,148 Jeep Wrangler sport utility vehicles made between Jun ... Continue reading
MothraVGodzilla The Final Chapter: NHTSA Denies Firestone Request for Ford Explorer Investigation
Feb 12, 2002
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced today that it has denied a request by Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. to open a safety defect investigation into the handling and control characteristics of the Ford Explorer sport utility vehicle (SUV) following a tread separation of a rear ... Continue reading
NHTSA Publishes List of December 2001 Recalls
Feb 12, 2002
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today released a list of auto safety recalls announced in December 2001 and urged consumers to have the problems fixed promptly.The list identifies the make and model of the vehicle or equipment involved, with a brief description of the s ... Continue reading
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