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 - SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY | ||||||||||||||||
| 98V260000 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED | from 12/01/1997 to 06/30/1998 | V (Vehicle) | 9377 | 12/09/1998 | ODI | ISUZU MANUFACTURING SERVICES OF AMERICA | 10/20/1998 | 10/20/1998 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with a sunroof sunshade. the primer applied to prepare the surface prior to bonding the sunshade holders to the sunroof weakened the bonding strength of the adhesive, resulting in an unsatisfactory bond of the holder to the sunroof. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This condition can result in separation of the holder, causing the sunshade to fall, possibly striking a vehicle occupant. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will remove all four sunshade holders and re-bond them to the sunroof glass. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began december 9, 1998. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact isuzu at 1-800-382-2238.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY | |||||
| SB9811L004 | 11/01/1998 | 6092454 | Safety campaign / sunshade holder repair for model vehicles equipped with the factory sunroof from vin range w4327875 to w4376648. *tt | 12/07/2000 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY | |||
| 03/21/1999 | 9 | 02/14/1999 | |
| When driving on wet pavement and upon making a normal stop, consumer experienced complete brake failure, resulting in extended stopping distance. cause unknown. also, gas tank has separated from bottom of vehicle, causing a fuel leakage, sun roof cover doesn't stay intact, and seat belt and gas pedal stick. consumer has contacted dealer. *ak *ml | |||
| 1 | 03/21/1998 | ||
| Sunroof fell on consumers head while driving. mjs | |||
| 1 | 12/26/1998 | ||
| No notification of recall on sunroof (98v260000), which failed resulting in falling on consumer. mjs | |||
| 1 | 03/17/1998 | ||
| Sunroof cover fell on drivers head while driving. | |||
| 05/30/1998 | 2 | 05/29/1998 | |
| Moon roof cover clips fell off, causing moon roof to fall off. adhesive on clips lose holding ability in heat. (qcaw) | |||
| 07/16/1998 | 4 | ||
| While driving at 40 mph the sun roof cover fell on driver's head. driver lost control of vehicle and almost crashed. the sun roof was replaced 4 times, and the sun roof clips have been glued at least 6 times by dealer. *ak *slc | |||
| While driving owner states sun roof fell off, striking occupants. possible cause of problem clip from sun roof is missing. *ak | |||