Vehicle recalls — page 357
- Apr 18, 2002Safety2002 Ford Focus SVT — Vehicle Speed Control
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES BUILT WITH MANUAL TRANSAXLES, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE TO HANG UP AT THE THROTTLE BODY BRACKET DURING HIGH, WIDE OPEN THROTTLE OPERATION, PREVENTING THE THROTTLE FROM RETURNING TO THE CLOSED POSITION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED.
02V117000 · 534 units · FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Apr 17, 2002Crash risk1999–2001 Startrans Bus Classic American Trolley — Structure
ON CERTAIN 29' PROPANE POWERED BUSES, THE FRONT BODY MOUNT HAS NOT BEEN ADEQUATELY REINFORCED.
02V116000 · 8 units · SUPREME CORP.
- Apr 17, 2002Crash risk1999–2001 Startrans Bus Classic American Trolley — Electrical System
ON CERTAIN 29' PROPANE POWERED BUSES, THE INERTIA SWITCH IS CURRENTLY MOUNTED UNDER THE DASH.
02V115000 · 8 units · SUPREME CORP.
- Apr 16, 2002Crash risk2001–2002 Capacity Trailer Jockey — Vehicle Speed Control
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH TELEFLEX MORSE ELECTRIC FLOOR PEDALS. UNDER HEAVY USE, ONE OF THE PEDAL DUAL RETURN-SPRING ARMS ON THE FLOOR-MOUNTED ELECTRIC PEDALS MAY FAIL. A FAILURE COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY.
02V098003 · 93 units · CAPACITY OF TEXAS
- Apr 15, 2002Crash risk2002 Spartan Advantage, 2002 Spartan Baron, 2002 Spartan Gladiator and 5 other models — Service Brakes, Air
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES AND FIRE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH MERITOR WABCO PNEUMATIC ANITLOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) VALVE PACKAGES, THE ASSEMBLY BOLTS ON THESE VALVE PACKAGES WERE NOT TIGHTENED CORRECTLY.
02V018004 · 750 units · SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.
- Apr 15, 2002Crash risk2001 Ducati Ducati — Power Train
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER MAY LEAK INTERNALLY CAUSING THE CLUTCH CONTROL TO JAM.
02V114000 · 7K units · DUCATI NORTH AMERICA
- Apr 11, 2002Safety2001 Hyundai Caribbean Santa FE — Engine and Engine Cooling
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.7 LITER V-6 ENGINES, IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSORS (CPS) WERE INSTALLED. THE CPS CASES WERE IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED AND DID NOT MEET DIMENSIONAL SPECIFICATIONS. INTERNAL GAPS WITHIN THE CASES ALLOWED EPOXY TO CONTACT THE CIRCUIT BOARD, WHICH RESULTED IN CRACKING OF THE CIRCUIT BOARD CAPACITOR.
02V111000 · 248 units · HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO
- Apr 11, 2002Crash risk1997–2001 Volvo VNL, 1997–2001 Volvo VNM, 1997–2001 Volvo Truck — Service Brakes, Air
CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS", S5.1.6.3, "ANTILOCK POWER FOR TOWED VEHICLES." ELECTRICAL POWER FOR THE TRAILER ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) CAN BE DISRUPTED WHEN A SWITCH LOCATED ON THE VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS ACTIVATED TO CONTROL LIGHTING WITHIN THE TRAILER.
02V110000 · 208 units · VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC
- Apr 10, 2002Safety2002 Chevrolet Malibu — Exterior Lighting
CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." SOME OF THESE VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH A LEFT LOW-BEAM HEADLAMP THAT DOES NOT MEET THE PHOTOMETRIC PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
02V107000 · 10K units · GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Apr 10, 2002Crash risk1994–2002 Freightliner Business Class, 1994–2002 Sterling Acterra — Parking Brake
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH MERITOR BRAND 12" X 4" DCM DRUM PARKING BRAKE, THE BOLTS USED TO ATTACH THE PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY TO THE FLANGE YOKE ARE TOO LARGE AND CAN INTERFERE WITH THE PROPER ENGAGEMENT OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND POSSIBLY DISENGAGE.
02V108001 · 548 units · FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Apr 9, 2002Crash risk2002 Beaver Coach Patriot Thunder, 2002 Beaver Contessa, 2002 Beaver Marquis and 5 other models — Vehicle Speed Control
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL/ACCELERATOR PEDALS SUPPLIED BY WILLIAMS CONTROLS INDUSTRIES, THE WELD ATTACHING THE CLEVIS TO THE PLATE HAS INSUFFICIENT PENETRATION AND COULD ALLOW THE CLEVIS TO SEPARATE FROM THE PLATE.
02V004007 · 232 units · MONACO COACH CORP.
- Apr 9, 2002Crash risk2001 Neoplan AN460 — Vehicle Speed Control
ON CERTAIN BUSES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL/ACCELERATOR PEDALS SUPPLIED BY WILLIAMS CONTROLS INDUSTRIES, THE WELD ATTACHING THE CLEVIS TO THE PLATE HAS INSUFFICIENT PENETRATION AND COULD ALLOW THE CLEVIS TO SEPARATE FROM THE PLATE.
02V004006 · 6 units · NEOPLAN USA CORP.
- Apr 9, 2002Crash risk1999–2001 Hyundai Sonata, 2001 Hyundai XG300 — Air Bags
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, AN INTERMITTENT CONDITION THAT LEADS TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION COULD RESULT FROM MOTION OF THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS AND SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR WHICH MOUNT TO THE ADJUSTABLE SEAT CUSHION ASSEMBLY. THIS CONDITION ONLY RELATES TO THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS AND COULD PREVENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT DURING A CRASH WHERE SUCH DEPLOYMENT SHOULD OCCUR.
02V105000 · 145K units · HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
- Apr 8, 2002Fire risk2000–2001 Jeep Cherokee, 1999–2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 2000–2002 Jeep Wrangler — Fuel System, Gasoline
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 4.0L ENGINE ONLY, THE DESIGN OF THE INTAKE AND EXHAUST MANIFOLDS COULD ALLOW DEBRIS TO ACCUMULATE AT THE #3 CYLINDER LOCATION.
02V104000 · 1.1M units · DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Apr 7, 2002Fire risk1999 Volvo S80 — Engine and Engine Cooling
ON SOME PASSENGER VEHICLES, CERTAIN ELECTRIC COOLING FANS COULD BE INADEQUATE IN A HOT CLIMATE. UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, EXCESSIVE HEAT COULD BE GENERATED.
02V096000 · 26K units · VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC.
- Apr 7, 2002Crash risk2002 Mitsubishi Diamante — Electrical System
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE MAIN UNDER HOOD ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS MAY HAVE INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE ENGINE CONTROL HARNESS AND THE EXHAUST HEAT SHIELD. AS A RESULT, THE HARNESS COULD COME IN CONTACT WITH THE HEAT SHIELD, WHICH COULD RESULT IN MELTING OF THE HARNESS INSULATION.
02V100001 · 4K units · MITSUBISHI AMERICA
- Apr 4, 2002Crash risk2002 Spartan Summit ES, 2002 Spartan Summit GT, 2002 Spartan Summit GTI — Vehicle Speed Control
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH TELEFLEX MORSE ELECTRIC FLOOR PEDALS. UNDER HEAVY USE, ONE OF THE PEDAL DUAL RETURN-SPRING ARMS ON THE FLOOR-MOUNTED ELECTRIC PEDALS MAY FAIL. A FAILURE COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY.
02V098001 · 176 units · SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.
- Apr 4, 2002Safety2002 MCI D4000, 2002 MCI D4500 — Electrical System
ON CERTAIN MOTOR COACHES THAT HAVE MULTIPLEX SYSTEMS, WHEN THE COACH'S DEFROSTER MOTOR IS ACTIVATED, CERTAIN HIGH SPEED CELL NET CONTROLLERS (HCNC) MAY LOCK UP.
02V103000 · 300 units · MOTOR COACH IND., INC.
- Apr 4, 2002Crash risk1995–1996 Ford Windstar — Service Brakes, Hydraulic
ON CERTAIN MINIVANS ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. DURING ASSEMBLY, SOME BRAKE LINES WERE INSTALLED IN A TWISTED POSITION, CAUSING CONTACT WITH THE DASH PANEL INSULATOR ABOVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THIS CONTACT COULD ABRADE THE BRAKE LINE CORROSION PROTECTION, CONSEQUENTLY, SALT OR WATER ABSORBED IN THE DASH PANEL INSULATOR WOULD PROMOTE CORROSION. THIS CORROSION COULD ULTIMATELY LEAD TO A LEAK IN THE BRAKE LINE.
02V101000 · 250K units · FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Apr 2, 2002Crash risk1999–2002 Freightliner FS-65 — Service Brakes, Hydraulic
ON CERTAIN SCHOOL BUSES, THE BRAKE HOSES FROM THE CHASSIS TO FRONT BRAKE CHAMBERS COULD DEVELOP LEAKS DUE TO THE HOSE ROUTING THAT COULD OVERSTRESS THE HOSE DURING SHARP TURNS.
02V084000 · 16K units · FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Apr 2, 2002Fire risk1998–2001 NABI Transit Bus — Electrical System
ON CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH VANNER 60 SERIES BATTERY EQUALIZERS, THE EQUALIZER COULD FAIL TO OPERATE PROPERLY AND CAUSE MALFUNCTION OF THE BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM.
02V071002 · 2K units · NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES
- Apr 1, 2002Safety2002 Holiday Rambler Alumascape, 2002 Mckenzie Lakota — Equipment
ON CERTAIN TRAVEL TRAILERS, A TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR WAS MADE, INCORRECTLY STATING THE GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING ON THE FEDERAL CERTIFICATION LABELS AND RVIA WEIGHT LABELS.
02V102000 · 45 units · MONACO COACH CORP.
- Mar 26, 2002Crash risk2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee — Air Bags
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS WAS IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED.
02V099000 · 27 units · DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Mar 26, 2002Fire risk2002 Panzer Digger DXF — Fuel System, Gasoline
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.2 GALLON FUEL TANKS BUILT BY DRAG SPECIALTIES. THE SEAM WELDS ON THE TANK CAN LEAK.
02V097000 · 9 units · PANZER MOTORCYCLE WORKS USA
- Mar 22, 2002Fire risk2001–2002 Newmar Newaire, 2001–2002 Newmar Newaire Classic — Service Brakes, Electric
CERTAIN CLASS A MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTDRAULIC-BRAKING DEVICE BUILT BY AUSCO. WHEN ACTIVATED, THE MASTER CYLINDER APPLIES THE BRAKES ON THE TAG AXLE. IF THE MOTOR HOME IS TRAVELING, THE TAG AXLE BRAKES COULD LOCK-UP.
02V093000 · 11 units · NEWMAR CORPORATION
- Mar 22, 2002Crash risk2001 Gillig Low Floor, 2001 Gillig Low Floor 29', 2001 Gillig Phantom — Vehicle Speed Control
ON CERTAIN BUSES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL/ACCELERATOR PEDALS SUPPLIED BY WILLIAMS CONTROLS INDUSTRIES, THE WELD ATTACHING THE CLEVIS TO THE PLATE HAS INSUFFICIENT PENETRATION AND COULD ALLOW THE CLEVIS TO SEPARATE FROM THE PLATE.
02V004004 · 865 units · GILLIG CORPORATION
- Mar 22, 2002Safety2002–2003 International 4200, 2002–2003 International 4300, 2002–2003 International 4400 — Steering
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, THE COTTER PIN THAT GOES THROUGH THE DRAG LINK BALL STUD AT THE CONNECTION TO THE PITMAN ARM IS MISSING. THIS PIN PREVENTS THE CASTLE NUT FROM LOOSENING.
02V095000 · 155 units · INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE
- Mar 22, 2002Fire risk2002 International 4200, 2002 International 4300, 2002 International 4400 — Electrical System
CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH ENGINE STARTERS (CODE 08WWN OR 08WWP) BUILT BY LEECE-NEVILLE. THESE STARTERS HAVE A DEFECTIVE TERMINAL ADAPTER STUD. THE STUD IS USED ONLY AT THE POSITIVE BATTERY CONNECTION TO THE STARTER SOLENOID. IT WAS DESIGNED TO BE SCREWED ON OVER THE EXISTING STUD TO INCREASE THE STUD DIAMETER TO ACCOMMODATE THE LARGER SIZE OF THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE TERMINAL. THE ADAPTER STUD WAS WEAKENED WHEN THE HOLE WAS DRILLED TOO DEEP.
02V094000 · 338 units · INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE
- Mar 22, 2002Crash risk2000–2001 Silvercrest SI0871, 2000–2001 Silvercrest SI406L, 2000–2001 Silvercrest SI8701C and 1 other model — Equipment
ON CERTAIN PARK MODEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH SUBURBAN MODEL P-40 (STOCK NUMBER 2230) FURNACES, THE FANS ON THE DEFECTIVE COMBUSTION AIR BLOWER ARE IMPROPERLY ORIENTED. THIS RESULTS IN AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COMBUSTION AIR TO THE BURNER IN THE FURNACE WHICH WILL RESULT IN EXCESSIVE CARBON MONOXIDE IN THE FURNACE EXHAUST.
02V113001 · 12 units · SILVERCREST WESTERN HOMES CORP
- Mar 22, 2002Crash risk2000–2001 Keller 2230 — Equipment
ON CERTAIN SUBURBAN MODEL P-40 (STOCK NUMBER 2230) FURNACES FOR USE ON PARK MODEL TRAILERS, THE FANS ON THE DEFECTIVE COMBUSTION AIR BLOWER ARE IMPROPERLY ORIENTED. THIS RESULTS IN AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COMBUSTION AIR TO THE BURNER IN THE FURNACE WHICH WILL RESULT IN EXCESSIVE CARBON MONOXIDE IN THE FURNACE EXHAUST.
02V113002 · 12 units · KELLER MARINE & RV
- Mar 21, 2002Crash risk2001 Ferrari 360 Modena, 2001 Ferrari 360 Spider — Electrical System
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE ENGINE GROUND STRAP WAS MANUFACTURED IMPROPERLY. AS A RESULT OF THE IMPROPER "CRIMPING" OF THE GROUND STRAP CONNECTORS TO THE BRAIDED GROUND STRAP, THE ENGINE GROUND STRAP MAY NOT PROVIDE THE PROPER ELECTRICAL GROUND BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE CHASSIS.
02V091000 · 211 units · FERRARI NORTH AMERICA
- Mar 21, 2002Fire risk2002 Indian Scout, 2002 Indian Spirit — Fuel System, Gasoline
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, FRACTURES CAN OCCUR ON EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT FUEL TANK AT THE TOP OF THE JOINT WHERE THE BRACKET IS WELDED TO THE TANK BACK PLATE.
02V083000 · 907 units · INDIAN MOTORCYCLE COMPANY
- Mar 21, 2002Safety1998–2002 Mack CL, 1998–2002 Mack CV, 1998–2002 Mack RB and 1 other model — Suspension
ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH DANA SPICER TANDEM DRIVE AXLE MODELS DS463, AN UNDERSIZED ATTACHMENT WELD MAY FRACTURE WITHOUT WARNING.
02V061002 · 213 units · MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED
- Mar 21, 2002Crash risk1997–2000 Gillig Low Floor, 1997–2000 Gillig Phantom — Structure
ON CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH ADHESIVELY BONDED ALUMINUM BUS DOOR PANELS, DUE TO AN IMPERFECT BONDING OF THE DOOR PANEL SKIN TO THE PANEL FRAME, ENVIRONMENTAL MOISTURE MAY INFILTRATE REGIONS OF IMPERFECT BONDING AND CAUSE SEPARATION OF THE FRAME AND DOOR PANEL.
02V059004 · 897 units · GILLIG CORPORATION
- Mar 21, 2002Safety2000–2001 Tuff Lugg Trailer — Service Brakes, Air
CERTAIN HOPPER BOTTOM FARM TRAILERS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS." THE SUSPENSION ON THESE TRAILERS IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AN ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) AS REQUIRED BY THE STANDARD.
02V081000 · 87 units · TUFF/LUGG EQUIPMENT MANUF.
- Mar 21, 2002Crash risk2001 Blue Bird LTC 40, 2001 Blue Bird Wanderlodge — Vehicle Speed Control
ON CERTAIN MOTOR COACHES/MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL/ACCELERATOR PEDALS SUPPLIED BY WILLIAMS CONTROLS INDUSTRIES, THE WELD ATTACHING THE CLEVIS TO THE PLATE HAS INSUFFICIENT PENETRATION AND COULD ALLOW THE CLEVIS TO SEPARATE FROM THE PLATE.
02V004005 · 24 units · BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Mar 20, 2002Crash risk1997–1998 Freightliner FLD — Vehicle Speed Control
CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS CONVERTED FROM SLEEPERCABS TO DAY CABS AND EQUIPPED WITH A DETROIT DIESEL OPTIMIZED IDLE SYSTEM. THE IDLE SYSTEM WAS NOT COMPLETELY DISABLED IN THE CAB CONVERSION PROCESS.
02V077000 · 97 units · FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Mar 20, 2002Crash risk1994–1999 Hart Trailer — Trailer Hitches
ON CERTAIN BUMPER-PULL HORSE TRAILERS, THE SAFETY CABLES, USED TO MAINTAIN A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TRAILER AND TOW VEHICLE, ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH THIMBLES AND THUS DO NOT CONFORM TO SAE J684.
02V092000 · 428 units · HART TRAILERS
- Mar 20, 2002Fire risk2001 Freightliner Century, 2001 Freightliner FLD, 2001 Sterling Acterra and 3 other models — Electrical System
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, A CAPACITOR IN THE POWER LINE CONTROL (PLC) FILTER COULD OVERHEAT AND/OR IGNITE WHEN SUBJECTED TO REVERSE POLARITY ELECTRICAL SPIKES.
02V087000 · 30K units · FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Mar 20, 2002Crash risk1995 Thomas Built Buses MVP ER, 1996–2001 Thomas MVP ER — Engine and Engine Cooling
ON CERTAIN SCHOOL BUSES, MISALIGNMENT OF THE FAN DRIVE SYSTEM COMPONENTS CAN CAUSE PREMATURE BELT AND PULLEY BEARING WEAR.
02V085000 · 5K units · FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Mar 20, 2002Safety2002 Mazda MPV — Equipment
CERTAIN MINI VANS FAIL TO COMPLY TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 120, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS." AN INCORRECT GROSS AXLE WEIGHT RATING (GAWR) WAS INDICATED ON THE CERTIFICATION LABEL.
02V078000 · 14K units · MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS
- Mar 19, 2002Fire risk2002 Bigdog Motorcycle — Fuel System, Gasoline
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, A FUEL VALVE'S OUTLET NIPPLE, TO WHICH THE FUEL LINE ATTACHES, MAY PULL OUT OF THE FUEL VALVE, ALLOWING FUEL TO EXIT ONTO THE MOTOR AND PRIMARY DRIVE.
02V090000 · 462 units · BIG DOG MOTORCYCLES, LLC
- Mar 19, 2002Crash risk2002 Lamborghini Murcielago — Steering
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE LOWER STEERING COLUMN SHAFT COUPLING MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ONTO THE INPUT SHAFT OF THE STEERING RACK WITH TOO MUCH CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE BOTTOM OF THE COUPLING AND THE STEERING RACK INPUT SHAFT HOUSING.
02V082000 · 28 units · AUTOMOBILI LAMBORGHINI
- Mar 19, 2002Fire risk2002 Bigdog Boxer, 2002 Bigdog Husky, 2002 Bigdog Pitbull — Fuel System, Gasoline
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE FUEL TANKS MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY MOUNTED TO THE MOTORCYCLE. THIS CAN PUT UNNECESSARY STRESS ON THE TANK MOUNTING TABS, CAUSING THESE TABS TO FAIL, WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF FUEL SPILLAGE.
02V089000 · 1K units · BIG DOG MOTORCYCLES, LLC
- Mar 19, 2002Fire risk2002 Aero Aero, 2002 Aero Cub, 2002 Aero Lite and 5 other models — Electrical System
ON CERTAIN TRAVEL TRAILERS, THE ELECTRICAL WIRING INSTALLED IN THE REAR OF THE REFRIGERATOR COMPARTMENT COULD CONTACT THE TOP METAL FINS OF THE REFRIGERATOR CONDENSER COIL. THE HEATING COIL AND FINS COULD REACH TEMPERATURES THAT APPROACH THE TEMPERATURE RATING OF THE WIRING, AND THE METAL FINS HAVE SHARP EDGES THAT COULD CUT OR ABRADE THE SHEATHING OF THE WIRING.
02V063000 · 878 units · AERO COACH, INC.
- Mar 18, 2002Fire risk1998–2000 Gillig Low Floor, 1998–2000 Gillig Phantom — Electrical System
ON CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH VANNER 60 SERIES BATTERY EQUALIZERS, THE EQUALIZER COULD FAIL TO OPERATE PROPERLY AND CAUSE MALFUNCTION OF THE BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM.
02V071003 · 2K units · GILLIG CORPORATION
- Mar 18, 2002Crash risk2002 BMW 325XI — Service Brakes, Air
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A PROBLEM IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS MAY HAVE RESULTED IN THE CREATION OF A CRACK WHERE THE BRAKE DISC AND THE PARKING BRAKE DRUM MEET. FURTHER CRACKING OF THE ROTOR COULD OCCUR DUE TO BRAKING TORQUE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE BRAKE DRUM, CONNECTED TO THE WHEEL HUB, WOULD COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM THE DISC.
02V088000 · 799 units · BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
- Mar 15, 2002Crash risk2002 Eldorado E-Z Rider, 2002 Eldorado Escort RE, 2002 Eldorado Transmark RE — Vehicle Speed Control
ON CERTAIN BUSES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL/ACCELERATOR PEDALS SUPPLIED BY WILLIAMS CONTROLS INDUSTRIES. THE WELD ATTACHING THE CLEVIS TO THE PLATE HAS INSUFFICIENT PENETRATION AND COULD ALLOW THE CLEVIS TO SEPARATE FROM THE PLATE.
02V004003 · 13 units · ELDORADO NATIONAL
- Mar 15, 2002Crash risk2001 Crane Crane — Vehicle Speed Control
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH TELEFLEX MORSE ELECTRIC FLOOR PEDALS. UNDER HEAVY USE, ONE OF THE PEDAL DUAL RETURN-SPRING ARMS ON THE FLOOR-MOUNTED ELECTRIC PEDALS MAY FAIL. A FAILURE COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY.
02V098002 · — · CRANE CARRIER COMPANY
- Mar 14, 2002Crash risk2000 Acura TL, 2000 Honda Accord — Air Bags
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A COMPONENT IN THE INFLATOR OF SOME PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULES WAS NOT WELDED PROPERLY.
02V080000 · 3K units · AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.