Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - GLASS, SIDE/REAR | ||||||||||||||||
| 07E104000 | SAFELITE FULFILLMENT, INC. | E (Equipment) | 1657 | 01/15/2008 | MFR | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 12/11/2007 | 12/11/2007 | 571 | 205 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain curved tempered replacement glass manufactured by hangzhou safety glass ltd and supplied to safelite by auto temp inc., identified as dot-430, and sold for use on certain domestic and foreign vehicles may not break into small pieces as expected of tempered glass and fails to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 205, glazing materials. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant(s) may be seriously injured by shattered glass. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Safelite will notify its retail customers and replace the glass free of charge. retail customers can contact safelite toll free at 1-888-843-2906. safelite will notify its wholesale customers and reimburse wholesale customers for current inventory and at a specified rate for replacing their customer's glass. wholesale customers can contact safelite's wholesale division, service autoglass toll free at 1-888-246-6298. the recall began on january 15, 2008. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to certain curved tempered replacement glass manufactured by hangzhou safety glass, ltd. (dot-430) and supplied to safelite by auto temp inc., and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the vehicles listed above. customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM - WINDSHIELD - BLOWER | |||
| 10/06/2000 | |||
| Heater fan constantly runs hard. thermostat often moved in red. vehicle was being driven 4-5 months without any antifreeze to engine. vehicle wa sluggish, and no power was getting to engine. thermostat was black and had burned sealing itself close. was replaced with a new thermostat. *ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | |||
| 04/14/2001 | 1 | 04/09/2000 | |
| While driving 65 mph vehicle suddenly downshifted a couple of gears, went from 65 to 35 in a matter of moments. *ak vehicle experiences a loud thump in the engine compartment, dealer has not been able to correct problem. malfunctioning electric door locks. malfunctioning electric windows. incorectly shifting transmision. keyless entry failure. dash gauges fail. poor gas mileage. wind whistling through failed window seal. *slc | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD | |||
| 07/31/2003 | 22199 | 13 | 09/02/2000 |
| From 7/31/03 until the present i have had the windshield cowling replace more than 13 times by chryler. i own a 2000 voyager. the rubber gasket continues to seperate - at times blowing up onto the driver side windshield.*ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | |||
| 07/31/2003 | 22199 | 13 | 09/02/2000 |
| From 7/31/03 until the present i have had the windshield cowling replace more than 13 times by chryler. i own a 2000 voyager. the rubber gasket continues to seperate - at times blowing up onto the driver side windshield.*ak | |||