1996 Product Recalls
454 recalls issued in 1996.
Showing 21–40 of 454 recalls
ELECTRONIC MOBILITY/STEERING
UNEXPECTED MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE STEERING WHEEL HARDWARE INCLUDING A NEW MACHINED CPU CASE AND THE ADDITION OF AN EXTENAL GROUND LEAD TO THE STEERING MODULE.
HONDA/SEAT BELT BUCKLE
SUCH INSTALLATION RESULTS IN A REAR CENTER SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY IN WHICH THE BELT TONGUE CANNOT BE INSERTED INTO THE BUCKLE AND A CONSQUENT INABILITY OF THE SYSTEM TO PROVIDE PROPER OCCUPANT RESTRAINT DURING PANIC BRAKING OF THE VEHICLE OR AN ACCIDENT.
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR CENTER SEAT BELT TONGUE AND BUCKLE AND INCORRECT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES WILL BE REPLACED.
Christmas Elements Christmas light sets Recalled for Fire Hazard
Fire & Fire-Related Burn
525 Made in America chenille sweaters Recalled for Fire Hazard
Fire & Fire-Related Burn
Recalled for Choking Hazard
Choking
Oriental Trading wooden bead toys, spinning top toys Recalled for Poisoning Hazard
Lead
Christmas Tree-Top Decoration Light Sets Recalled for Fire Hazard
Fire & Fire-Related Burn
Division Sales ceramic Santa Claus Candle Holders Recalled for Fire Hazard
Fire & Fire-Related Burn
Evenflo Houdini Portable Play yards Recalled for Safety Concern
Wang's Floating Eye, Antique Car plastic paperweights Recalled for Poisoning Hazard
Poisoning
HINO/UNIVERSAL JOINT ASSEMBLY
THESE DAMAGED UNIVERSAL JOINT ASSEMBLIES CAN LEAD TO ABNORMAL WEAR OF THE UNIVERSAL JOINT BEARINGS RESULTING IN PROPELLER SHAFT FAILURE.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TWO AFFECTED UNIVERSAL JOINT ASSEMBLIES.
Tensor torchiere-style lamp 500-watt tubular halogen bu Recalled for Fire Hazard
Fire & Fire-Related Burn
Recalled for Laceration Hazard
Electrocution/Electric Shock
CARPENTER/HANDRAILS
WHEN A PASSENGER'S CLOTHING BECOMES CAUGHT IN THE HANDRAIL AND THE BUS DRIVER CLOSES THE DOOR AND PUTS THE VEHICLE IN MOTION, THE INDIVIDUAL IS SUBJECT TO BEING DRAGGED BY THE BUS. THIS CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
CARPENTER IS SENDING CORRECTIVE PARTS TO OWNERS ALONG WITH INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.
Master Tech extension cords Recalled for Laceration Hazard
Electrocution/Electric Shock
ELDORADO/FRONT STEERING AXLE
IF A STEERING ARM BREAKS ENTIRELY, LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WILL OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
THE STEERING ARMS WILL BE REPLACED ON THESE VEHICLES.
Bedder Bunk wooden bunk beds Recalled for Entrapment Hazard
Entrapment
CHRYSLER/BRAKE/FUEL LINES
CORROSION OF THE TUBES CAN LEAD TO BRAKE FLUID OR FUEL LEAKAGE. THIS CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF BRAKES OR RESULT IN A FIRE.
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BRAKE, FUEL SUPPLY AND FUEL VAPOR TUBES FOR THE PRESENCE OF CORROSION. ANY TUBES SHOWING CORROSION WILL BE REPLACED. ALL VEHICLES WILL HAVE THE RUBBER ISOLATOR REPLACED WITH A PLASTIC CLIP.
NAVISTAR/ACCELERATOR PEDALS
SHOULD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CONTACT THE FLOOR, THE PEDAL COULD GET CAUGHT AND NOT RETURN TO THE IDLE POSITION INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FLOORING ON THESE BUSES TO INSURE THERE IS A MINIMUM OF 1/4 INCH CLEARANCE. ON BUSES WITH LESS THAN 1/4 INCH CLEARANCE, THE DEALER WILL REMOVE THE PEDAL AND CUT OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE PAD TO OBTAIN THE PROPER CLEARANCE.
CHRYSLER/STEERING WHEEL
IF THE STEERING WHEEL SEPARATES FROM THE CENTER HUB ATTACHMENT TO THE STEERING COLUMN, LOSS OF CONTROL CAN OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF AN ACCIDENT.
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING WHEEL FOR ARMATURE CRACKS IN THE CENTER HUB ATTACHMENT AREA. ANY STEERING WHEELS SHOWING CRACKS WILL BE REPLACED. ALL OTHER VEHICLES WILL HAVE A REINFORCEMENT PLATE INSTALLED TO PREVENT STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION IN THE EVENT CRACKING OCCURS.