1991 Product Recalls
354 recalls issued in 1991.
Showing 301–320 of 354 recalls
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.
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: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.
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: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.
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.
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.
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.
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: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.