1992 Product Recalls

TIRES

THE INCORRECT MARKINGS DO NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 119, "NEWPNEUMATIC TIRES FOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS." A VEHICLE OWNER MIGHTINCORRECTLY LOAD THE TIRES WITH MORE THAN THE APPROPRIATE WEIGHT, AND SUFFERTIRE FAILURE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

REPLACE THE INCORRECT TIRES WITH NEW CORRECTLY BRANDED TIRES.

TIRES

TIRES COULD FAIL PREMATURELY WHICH MAY CAUSE LOSS OFVEHICLE CONTROL AND RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

REPLACE THE TIRES.

FUEL:FUEL PUMP

WHEN THE LINK BETWEEN THE CONTROL LEVER AND THE CONTROLSLEEVE BREAKS, THE SPEED CONTROL NO LONGER RESPONDS TO MOVEMENT OF THEACCELERATOR PEDAL, RESULTING IN LOSS OF SPEED CONTROL AND A POSSIBLE VEHICLEACCIDENT.

REPAIR THE FUEL PUMP.

LIGHTING:SWITCH:BUTTON:RING:BRAKE LIGHTS

THE INOPERATIVE STOP LAMP SWITCH WILL NOT ILLUMINATE THESTOP LAMPS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THIS WOULD NOT ADEQUATELY INFORMOTHER DRIVERS OF THE VEHICLE OPERATOR'S INTENT TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN.

REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH AND CORRECT THE WIRING IN THE CONNECTOR OF THE STOP LAMP SWITCH WIRING HARNESS.

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:ACTIVE SEAT AND SHOULDER BELTS AN

BROKEN SAFETY BELTS DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTIONFOR SEAT OCCUPANTS IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

REPLACE SINGLE THICKNESS TETHER SAFETY BELTS WITH DOUBLE THICKNESS TETHER BELTS.

STRUCTURE:DOOR ASSEMBLY:LATCHES AND LOCKS

THE DISENGAGED DOOR LOCK ALLOWS THE DOOR TO OPEN WITHOUTPRIOR WARNING AND ENDANGER OCCUPANTS NEAR THE DOOR IF THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.

MODIFY THE VANDAL DOOR LOCKS WITH BLUE BIRD SUPPLIED KITS.

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:SEAT TRACK ANCHORS AND SEATS

THE SEATING AND SAFETY BELT SYSTEMS FAIL TO COMPLY WITHTHE SAFETY STANDARDS OF FMVSS 207 AND 210, AND COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURYTO OCCUPANTS IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH OR SUDDEN STOP.

RELOCATE THE SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE ASSEMBLIES FROM THE SEAT PEDESTAL ASSEMBLY TO THE VEHICLE FRAME THROUGH THE FLOOR STRUCTURE TO REDUCE THE LOAD ON THE SEAT PEDESTAL ASSEMBLY IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.

FUEL:THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL

IF THE THROTTLE CAM LEVER DISENGAGES FROM THE THROTTLEDRIVE SHAFT, THE ENGINE COULD GO TO WIDE OPEN THROTTLE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.THIS LOSS OF VEHICLE ACCELERATOR CONTROL COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

REPLACE THE THROTTLE DRIVE COVER ASSEMBLY.

LIGHTING:FUSE:UNSPECIFIED LIGHT

LOSS OF HEADLAMPS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING REDUCES DRIVERVISIBILITY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS OR AT NIGHT, AND COULD RESULT IN AVEHICLE ACCIDENT. IN ADDITION, THE USE OF MORE THAN FOUR (4) WHITE LIGHTS ON AVEHICLE AT THE SAME TIME VIOLATES THE LAW IN SOME STATES.

INSTALL NEW FOG LAMP RELAYS, NEW CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND NEW CIRCUIT BREAKER TERMINALS. ALSO, MODIFY THE LIGHTING CIRCUIT TO PREVENT THE FOG LAMPS AND HIGH BEAM LAMPS FROM OPERATING SIMULTANEOUSLY.

BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES

DISENGAGEMENT OF THE RETAINER CLIP WILL ALLOW FREE PLAYIN THE ATTACHMENT AND CAN ALLOW THE INPUT ROD TO SEPARATE FROM THE BRAKE PEDALCAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE APPLICATION WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

IMPROPERLY INSTALLED RETAINER CLIPS WILL BE REMOVED AND NEW RETAINER CLIPS WILL BE PROPERLY INSTALLED.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER RELAY

THE SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE STARTER RELAY MAY DEVELOP ENOUGHHEAT TO CAUSE A FIRE IN THE RELAY, OTHER PARTS OF THE MOTORCYCLE, AND OTHERITEMS IN THE SURROUNDING AREA.

REPLACE THE STARTER RELAY.

LIGHTING:FUSE:HEAD LIGHTS

LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING REDUCES DRIVERVISIBILITY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS OR AT NIGHT, AND COULD RESULT IN AVEHICLE ACCIDENT.

SPLIT THE HIGH BEAM CIRCUIT INTO LEFT AND RIGHT CIRCUITS, EACH SIDE HAVING ITS OWN RELAY AND BREAKER, REPLACING THE CURRENT CIRCUIT.

Holiday Brass Candle Lamp Recalled By Frank Ginsberg Enterprises NEWS from CPSC

Electrocution/Electric Shock

FUEL:FUEL LINES:HOSES:NON-METALLIC

FUEL LEAKAGE CAN RESULT IF THE CUT EXTENDED THROUGH THETHICKNESS OF THE HOSE WALL. LEAKING FUEL CAN RESULT IN A FIRE IF EXPOSEDTO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.

REPLACE THE FUEL FILLER HOSE.

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

IN THE EVENT OF A SECONDARY SYSTEM FAILURE, THERE WOULDBE NO AIR TO THE FOOT VALVE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BE WITHOUT SERVICE BRAKESCAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING CONTROL WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

REROUTE THE FOOT VALVE AIRLINES TO THE PRIMARY AIR TANK.

FUEL:FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY:CAP:FILLER

THE FUEL CAP COULD LEAK IN ACCIDENT CONDITIONS, SUCH ASA VEHICLE ROLLOVER. IF A FIRE DEVELOPS, LEAKING DIESEL FUEL COULD IGNITE ANDCAUSE PERSONAL INJURY.

REPLACE THE FUEL CAP WITH A NEW TYPE LEVER CAP.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:FUSE AND FUSE RECEPTICLE

IF THE FUSIBLE LINK BREAKS, THE TOTAL VEHICLE ELECTRICALSYSTEM WOULD BE INTERRUPTED BY THE OPEN CIRCUIT. ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WOULDBE INVOLVED, AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START, OR WOULD STOP, IF RUNNING. THISWOULD RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER TO THE VEHICLE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, LOSS OFHAZARD WARNING LIGHTS, LOSS OF LIGHTS AT NIGHT AND POSSIBLY A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

REROUTE THE ELECTRICAL CABLES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO REDUCE THE CURRENT FLOW THROUGH THE FUSIBLE LINK, AND REPLACE THE OLD FUSIBLE LINK.

STRUCTURE

THE CRACKS COULD DEVELOP INTO A COMPLETE FRACTURE OF THEBUNK AND RESULT IN LOSS OF THE CARGO WHICH COULD CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONALINJURY, AND AN ACCIDENT IF LOSS OF CARGO OCCURRED ON A HIGHWAY.

A NEW, REDESIGNED REPLACEMENT BUNK WILL BE SUPPLIED.

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:SEAT TRACK ANCHORS AND SEATS

THE SEATING SYSTEMS ON THESE CONVERSION VANS DO NOT MEETTHE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 207, AND WOULD NOT PROPERLY PROTECT THE SEAT OCCUPANTIN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.

THE SAFETY BELT RETRACTOR WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE SEAT PEDESTAL AND REMOUNTED TO THE FLOOR WITH THE PROPER BACKING PLATE TO REDUCE THE LOAD ON THE PEDESTAL IN EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.

December 18, 1992 Release # 93-026 PRODUCT: Certain models and date codes of bat

Fire & Fire-Related Burn