NHTSA Recalls in 1991

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:ACTIVE RESTRAINTS:BELT BUCKLES

FATIGUE FAILURE OF SAFETY BELTS IN A SUDDEN STOP ORACCIDENT CONDITION RESULTS IN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF INJURY TO SEAT OCCUPANT.

REPLACE FATIGUED STRAPS OR RETROFIT STRAPS WITH A REINFORCEMENT PLATE AND REMOVAL OF AN ANTIROTATION TAB TO PREVENT FATIGUE FAILURE.

FUEL:FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY:PIPE:FILLER:NECK

SEPARATION OF FUEL FILLER AND VENT HOSE FROM FUEL TANKCAUSES FUEL TO SPILL FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE SPILLED FUEL COULD CATCH FIRE NEARAN IGNITION SOURCE; VEHICLE WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 301.

TIGHTEN THE CLAMPS HOLDING THE HOSES TO THE TANK AND THE FUEL FILLER TUBE.

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:ACTIVE SEAT AND SHOULDER BELTS AN

SHORT SAFETY BELTS WOULD DISCOURAGE DRIVER FROM USINGTHEM. SEAT OCCUPANT NOT USING SAFETY BELT WOULD NOT HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION INCASE OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.

REPLACE THE BELT ASSEMBLY WITH A COMPLIANT VERSION.

EQUIPMENT:JACKS:STAND

INABILITY OF THE JACKSTAND TO SUPPORT THE RATED CAPACITYWEIGHT COULD LEAD TO FAILURE , WITH INCREASED RISK OF INJURY TO ANYONE UNDER ORNEAR THE UNIT BEING SUPPORTED WHEN THE JACKSTAND FAILS.

WARNING STICKERS WILL BE PROVIDED REMINDING USERS NOT TO LOAD THE JACKSTAND OFF CENTER, OR WITH MORE THAN 2000 POUNDS.

SUSPENSION:TANDEM AXLE:REAR:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:H

BROKEN SPRING HANGER CAN LEAD TO SEPARATION OF SUSPENSIONCOMPONENTS, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, POSSIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE, AND PERSONALINJURY.

REPLACE SPRING HANGER.

EQUIPMENT:JACKS

INCORRECT USE CAN RESULT IN THE JACK COLLAPSING, WITHINJURY TO INDIVIDUALS UNDER OR NEAR VEHICLE DURING COLLAPSE.

SUPPLY INSERT TO OWNER'S MANUAL NOTING CORRECT USAGE, AS WELL AS A CORRECTED INSTRUCTION LABEL FOR THE TRUNK.

HEATER:ELECTRICAL:DEFROSTER:DEFOGGER:FAN MOTOR

CORROSION OF THE RESISTOR TERMINALS INCREASES ELECTRICALRESISTANCE, LEADING TO OVERHEATING AND POSSBLE IGNITION OF THE WIRING CONNECTORSAND INSULATION, CAUSING A FIRE IN THE COWL AREA.

THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR BLOCK WILL BE REPLACED, AND A MASTIC PATCH APPLIED TO SEAL THE COWL AGAINST WATER ENTRY. DAMAGED WIRE CONNECTORS WILL BE REPLACED.

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE:MECHANICAL

PARKING BRAKES WILL NOT COMPLETELY HOLD A PARKED VEHICLEWHEN PARKED ON A SLOPE, CAUSING UNINTENDED VEHICLE ROLLAWAY WHICH COULD RESULTIN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

REPLACE NONFUNCTIONING PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTERS.

POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC

IF PARK IS NOT ENGAGED AND THE PARKING BRAKE IS OFF, AVEHICLE ROLL-AWAY COULD RESULT.

REPLACE PARK ROD ASSEMBLY ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS.

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:TRACKS AND ANCHORS:FRONT SEAT:MAN

FAILURE OF THE SEAT ASSEMBLY AND OR THE SEAT BELTASSEMBLY COULD RESULT IN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY TO SEAT OCCUPANT IN THE EVENTOF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.

A STEEL MEMBER WILL BE INSTALLED ATTACHING THE SEAT PEDESTAL TO THE CHASSIS FRAME.

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:ACTIVE SEAT AND SHOULDER BELTS AN

THE INCORRECT RETRACTOR MAY CAUSE THE BELTS TO LOCK UPIF THE VAN IS PARKED ON A STEEP GRADE. AS A RESULT OF THIS, THE OCCUPANT COULDNOT EXTEND THE BELT FOR USE.

REPLACE SHOULDER BELT ASSEMBLY.

BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:PEDAL

THE INTERFERENCE WITH BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL COULD IMPAIRTHE BRAKE SYSTEM AND EXTEND VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN ANACCIDENT.

REPOSITION MURPHY THROTTLE INTERLOCK SOLENOID AWAY FROM ANY POSSIBLE INTERFERENCE WITH BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL.

EQUIPMENT:CHILD SEAT

BUCKLE RELEASE FORCE WHICH EXCEEDS THE FMVSS 213REQUIREMENT OF 16 POUNDS MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS IN REMOVING A CHILD FROM THE CARSEAT AND VEHICLE IN POST ACCIDENT SITUATIONS.

ISSUE NOTIFICATION, CHANGE INSTRUCTIONS AND LABELING TO INDICATE THAT THE REAR LATCH POSITION IS NOT TO BE USED WITH CHILDREN WEIGHING 30 POUNDS OR MORE.

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:PASSIVE RESTRAINT:BELTS

THE FRAYING OF THE SHOULDER SAFETY BELT WEBBING CAN CAUSEIMPROPER RETRACTION OF THE BELT, WHICH WOULD LEAD TO INADEQUATE PROTECTION OFSEAT OCCUPANT DURING A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT, AND COULD RESULT IN INCREASEDRISK OF INJURY.

MODIFY THE SAFETY BELT GUIDES TO PREVENT FRAYING; AND OR REPLACE RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY IF FRAYING IS PRESENT.

BRAKES:AIR SYSTEMS:LINES:HOSE:NON-METALLIC

THE LOW ADHESION PROPERTY OF THE HOSE LEADS TO AIR BEINGTRAPPED BETWEEN THE PLIES, BALLOONING INWARD, CAUSING HOSE BLOCKAGE. HOSEBLOCKAGE RESULTS IN SLOW BRAKING OR COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE.

REPLACE NONCOMPLYING AIR BRAKE HOSE ASSEMBLIES.

SUSPENSION:SINGLE AXLE:REAR:SWAY BAR

REPLACE THE STABILIZER BAR.

BRAKES:AIR SYSTEMS

THE MISTIMED BRAKE AND ABS SYSTEM MAY CAUSE THE TRUCK TOFAIL THE STOPPING DISTANCE REQUIREMENT OF THE FMVSS, WHICH MAY LEAD TO ANACCIDENT.

REMOVE THE EXTRA LENGTH OF AIR LINE AND INSTALL THE TRANSFER TEE AT THE ABS SOLENOID.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY:OTHER PART

THE ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED BY CONTINUOUS CONTACT COULDRESULT IN THE IGNITION OF THE WIRING INSULATION, AND AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.

THE MAIN FEED ON ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES WILL BE REROUTED AND SECURED WITH TIE STRAPS AWAY FROM THE AIR CLEANER BRACKET.

LIGHTING:FLASHER:TURN SIGNAL

INOPERATIVE TURN SIGNAL LAMPS WOULD NOT INFORM DRIVERTHAT A LAMP WAS OUT, OR WARN OTHER DRIVERS OF INTENT TO TURN, CREATING A RISKOF ACCIDENT; VEHICLE DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 108.

REPLACE TURN SIGNAL FLASHER WITH PROPER FLASHER.

TIRES

IMPROPERLY LABELED TIRES MAY BE MISUSED AND FAIL WITHOUTWARNING.

TIRES WILL BE REPLACED AT NO COST WITHIN 60 DAYS OF NOTIFICATION.

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:BENCH

SEAT OCCUPANT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO GREATER INJURY; VEHICLEWOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 207.

INSTALL REINFORCEMENT THAT RUNS FROM SIDE OF SEAT BACK FRAME ASSEMBLY TO SEAT CUSHION FRAME ASSEMBLY, STRENGTHENING THE SEAT BACK.

EQUIPMENT:CHILD SEAT

CHILD WOULD BE SUBJECT TO GREATER INJURY IN A SUDDEN STOPOR ACCIDENT.

REPLACE ULTARA II SEAT SHELLS WITH CHAMPION SEAT SHELLS, AND USE THE ULTARA II T-SHIELDS WITH THE CHAMPION SEAT SHELLS. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT EVENFLO AT 800-233-5921.

HEATER:ELECTRICAL:DEFROSTER:DEFOGGER:FAN MOTOR

THIS COULD RESULT IN MELT DOWN OF SURROUNDING PLASTICHOUSING AND POSSIBLE IGNITION OF THE MELTED MATERIAL, RESULTING IN A FIRE.

REPLACE BLOWER SWITCH RESISTOR WITH RESISTOR WITH FUSIBLE LINK, AND RELOCATE THE RESISTOR TO A LOCATION WITH INCREASED FLOW OF COOLING AIR.

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:TRACKS AND ANCHORS:FRONT SEAT:MAN

SEAT FAILURES CAUSE THE SAFETY BELTS TO NOT PROPERLYRESTRAIN OCCUPANTS IN A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.

CHANGE THE WELD PATTERN ON THE SEAT PEDESTALS.

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:TRACKS AND ANCHORS:FRONT SEAT:MAN

IN A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT, THE FAILURE OF THE SEATBASE AND THE SUBSEQUENT FAILURES OF THE SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGES MAY CAUSE SEATSTO NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN OCCUPANTS, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.

CHANGE THE WELD PATTERN OF THE SEAT PEDESTALS.

HEATER:WATER:DEFROSTER:DEFOGGER:CIRCUIT BREAKER FU

THIS COULD INCREASE ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE THAT COULDOVERHEAT AND IGNITE THE FUSE BLOCK AND TERMINAL WIRING, RESULTING IN ANINSTRUMENT PANEL FIRE.

MODIFY FUSE BLOCK TERMINAL TO ENSURE ADEQUATE RETENTION CLAMP LOAD ON HEATER BLOWER FUSE BLADES.

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:SEATS

POWER SEAT SWITCH WIRING INSULATION MAY BECOME ABRADED,OR PUNCTURED, AND AN ELECTRICAL SHORT COULD OCCUR THAT COULD RESULT IN A FIREIN THE SEAT CUSHION MATERIAL.

REVISE ROUTING OF POWER SEAT WIRING TO PREVENT DAMAGE FROM SEAT CUSHION SPRING CONTACT.

LIGHTING:SWITCH:BUTTON:RING:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER

VEHICLES WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 101.

REWIRE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE DIMMER SWITCH AND THE DIGITAL CLUSTER.

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:ACTIVE RESTRAINTS:BELT RETRACTORS

SEAT BELT SHOULDER HARNESS WOULD NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATEPROTECTION TO OCCUPANT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

REPLACE THE WASHER BETWEEN THE SHOULDER BOLT AND UPPER MOUNTING BRACKET WITH SMALLER WASHER; THIS WILL ALLOW RETRACTOR TO OPERATE.

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:BEARING:AXLE SHAFT

IF THE BEARING SIEZED, THE AXLE HUB WOULD BE NOISY ATBEST, AND IN THE WORST CASE, THE AXLE SHAFT COULD FALL OUT CAUSING LOSS OFVEHICLE CONTROL WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

INSTALL NEW REAR WHEEL INNER AND OUTER BEARINGS.

TIRES

PLY SEPARATION COULD CAUSE LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE AND LOSSOF STEERING CONTROL.

REPLACE SUBJECT TIRES.

FUEL:THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL:SOLENOID:VALVES

THE LIMITED AXIAL CLEARANCE CAN CAUSE THE MOVEMENT OF THETHROTTLE VALVE TO BE IMPEDED, THE VALVE IS UNABLE TO CLOSE. THIS IMPEDANCE WOULDKEEP THE VEHICLE FROM DECELERATING AT THE USUAL RATE AFTER THE GAS PEDAL ISRELEASED; THIS COULD CAUSE UNEXPECTED MAINTENANCE OF SPEED AND AN ACCIDENT.

INSPECT AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE BY REPLACING THROTTLE HOUSING IF INSUFFICIENT AXIAL CLEARANCE IS FOUND.

FUEL:FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY:TANK

THE ESCAPED VAPOR OR LEAKED FUEL COULD CAUSE A FIRE INTHE PRESENCE OF A SOURCE OF IGNITION.

FUEL TANK WILL BE REMOVED AND INSPECTED FOR WELD INTEGRITY. FUEL TANKS WITH INADEQUATE WELDS WILL BE REPLACED.

FUEL:FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY:TANK

THIS PENETRATION OF THE FUEL TANK CAUSES VAPORS TO ESCAPEAND POSSIBLY FUEL TO SPILL, WHICH COULD CATCH FIRE IN THE PRESENCE OF ANIGNITION SOURCE.

RELOCATE THE HEAT SHIELD; INSPECT AND REPLACE DAMAGED FUEL FUEL TANKS.

TIRES:TREAD

REPLACE SUSPECT TIRES.

TIRES

UNDERCURED TIRES ARE SUBJECT TO TREAD SEPARATION ANDBUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL, WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE AND LOSS OFSTEERING CONTROL.

TIRES WILL BE REPLACED AT NO COST TO CONSUMER WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF NOTIFICATION.

TIRES

TIRES WOULD WEAR TOO QUICKLY, WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOSSOF AIR PRESSURE AND LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.

REPLACE SUSPECTED TIRES.

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE:AIR:VALVE:CONTROL

TRUCKS LEFT WITH PARK BRAKES ENGAGED COULD BEGIN TO ROLLAFTER THE DISK BRAKES COOLED, AND COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUTWARNING.

REPLACE CONTROL VALVE WITH THE CORRECT DISK BRAKE VALVE.

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE:MECHANICAL:DRIVELINE TYPE:

DRIVELINE LOCK-UP COULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROLWITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE, AND RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

REMOVE ALL OF THE PARKING BRAKE DRUM BOLTS, APPLY A RETAINING COMPOUND TO NEW BOLTS, AND TORQUE THE NEW BOLTS TO SPECIFICATION.

VISUAL SYSTEMS:GLASS:WINDSHIELD

IF WINDSHIELD SEPARATION OCCURS IN A COLLISION, ANUNBELTED OCCUPANT COULD BE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE, AND PERSONAL INJURY COULDOCCUR.

REMOVE ALL SEALER FROM WINDSHIELD AND MOUNTING; APPLY NEW BONDING AND SEALANT MATERIAL, AND REINSTALL WINDSHIELD.

VISUAL SYSTEMS:MIRRORS:OTHER

THIS COULD RESULT IN MELTING OF THE LENS; DRIVER'S VIEWTHROUGH REAR VIEW MIRROR WOULD BE AFFECTED.

REPLACE MIRRORS WITH UNITS DESIGNED TO PREVENT WATER BUILDUP.

STRUCTURE:BUMPER ASSEMBLY:ATTACHMENTS/SUPPORT BARS

BUMPER COULD SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE WHEN USING A BUMPERMOUNTED TRAILER HITCH BALL.

INSTALL TWO ADDITIONAL BRACKETS, ONE ADDITIONAL BAR AND ASSOCIATED FASTENERS TO PREVENT BUMPER SEPARATION.

BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:FITTINGS:NON-METALLIC

LOSS OF FLUID FROM HALF OF THE DIAGONALLY SPLIT BRAKEHYDRAULIC SYSTEM AFFECTS BRAKING CAPABILITY, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

MODIFY HEAT SHIELD TO ELIMINATE POTENTIAL FOR SHIELD CONTACTING BRAKE TUBE.

TIRES:TREAD

TIRES WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 119.

RETURN TIRES TO DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM RECEIPT OF NOTICE.

STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:PITMAN

THIS COULD ALLOW PITMAN ARM TO SLIP ON THE STEERING GEAROUTPUT SHAFT RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.

RETORQUE PINCH BOLTS AND RESET AS NECESSARY.

STRUCTURE:BUMPER ASSEMBLY:ATTACHMENTS/SUPPORT BARS

UNDER EXTREME CONDITIONS, BUMPER COULD SEPARATE FROM THEVEHICLE WHEN USING A BUMPER MOUNTED TRAILER HITCH BALL.

INSTALL TWO BRACKETS TO REINFORCE THE BUMPER.

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:PASSIVE RESTRAINT:BELTS

WEBBING SEPARATION COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING ANDINCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO BELTED FRONT OUTBOARD OCCUPANTS IN A HIGH ENERGYCRASH.

INSTALL A CONTROLLED ROTATION BRACKET ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT GUIDE LOOPS.

FUEL:FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY:TANK

SUCH FUEL TANK DAMAGE COULD ALLOW VAPOR AND OR FUEL TOESCAPE; THIS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE IF A SOURCE OF IGNITION IS PRESENT.

RELOCATE HEAT SHIELD; REPLACE FUEL TANK IF DAMAGED OR PUNCTURED.

STEERING:COLUMN

REPLACE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY.

BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:FITTINGS:NON-METALLIC

BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE COULD OCCUR AND RESULT IN PARTIALLOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY.

REPOSITION BRAKE TUBE TO AVOID CONTACT WITH STEERING SHAFT; ALSO, REPLACE ANY DAMAGED BRAKE TUBES.