Please Note: (Mon, 05 May 2008) Child Safety Seat and Tire Recalls are immediately below the vehicle and equipment recalls under their own headings
Jeep Commander 2006 Vehicles (Mon, 05 May 2008) Chrysler is recalling 24,461 MY 2006 Jeep Commander vehicles equipped with 4.7L V8 engines. The powertrain control module (PCM) was programmed with software that may allow the engine to stall under certain operating conditions. This could cause a crash without warning.
Jeep Wrangler 2007-2008 Vehicles (Mon, 05 May 2008) Chrysler is recalling 1,585 MY 2007-2008 Jeep Wrangler, right hand drive only, vehicles. Some vehicles may have insufficient clearance between the steering intermediate shaft and rear brake tubes. Prolonged brake tube contact could wear a hole in the tube and cause a partial brake system loss. This could cause a crash without warning.
Saturn Vue 2008 Vehicles (Mon, 05 May 2008) GM is recalling 26 MY 2008 Saturn Vue vehicles equipped with a 6T70 6-speed automatic transmission. Some of these vehicles have a condition in which the transmission case side bore that holds the park pawl pivot pin may have a casting porosity. This condition, coupled with normal operating stresses, could lead to failure, eliminating the ability to secure the transmission in 'park' position. If this happens while the vehicle is parked on a non-level surface, the vehicle could roll without warning and cause injury to people in its path.
Volvo S80, XC90 2008 Vehicles (Fri, 02 May 2008) Volvo is recalling 102 MY 2008 XC90 and S80 vehicles equipped with V8 engines. These vehicles may have been built with incorrect bolts to the engine mount. The aluminum bracket for the engine mount could break due to lack of adequate clamping force. This could cause the engine to come in contact with the sub-frame, ultimately resulting in a reduced engine torque or stalling of the engine without prior warning, increasing the risk of a crash.
Volvo V50 2008 Passenger Vehicles (Thu, 01 May 2008) Volvo is recalling 7 MY 2008 V50 passenger vehicles equipped with roof rails. Bolts have been found to be out of specification. This has caused less tread length on the bolts which in turn has lead to insufficient clamping force in the joint due to the washer getting stuck when tightening the bolts. When carrying roof cargo, the rails may come loose during heavy braking and/or sudden stops increasing the possibility of a crash.
Airstream 360XL, 390 Sky Deck, , 390XL, 396XL, A37, A39 2005-2007 Motor Homes (Wed, 30 Apr 2008) Airstream is recalling 51 MY 2005-2006 390 Skydeck, MY 2006-2007 360XL, 390XL, 396XL, A37 AND A39 motor homes built on Freightliner chassis. The chassis contains steering filters that can plug due to failure of the screen adhesion to the filter housing causing a rise in return line pressure potentially leading to a hose separation from the filter or steering gear fitting resulting in a sudden loss of steering fluid and power assist. Sudden loss of steering assist without warning involving a motor home could be a problem for certain drivers increasing the risk of a crash.
Four Winds Valencia 2006-2007 Motor Homes (Tue, 29 Apr 2008) Four Winds is recalling 120 MY 2006-2007 Valencia motor homes built on Freightliner chassis. The chassis contains steering filters that can plug due to failure of the screen adhesion to the filter housing causing a rise in return line pressure potentially leading to a hose separation from the filter or steering gear fitting resulting in a sudden loss of steering fluid and power assist. Sudden loss of steering assist without warning involving a motor home could be a problem for certain drivers increasing the risk of a crash.
Forest River Berkshire, Charleston 2007-2008 Motor Homes (Tue, 29 Apr 2008) Forest River is recalling 93 MY 2007-2008 Charleston and Berkshire motor homes built on Freightliner chassis. The fasteners that attach the steering arm or tie rod arms to the spindle may be over or under-tightened. Incorrectly torqued steering arm fasteners may fatigue and fracture and cause a crash without warning.
Jayco Jay Feather Ex-Port 2008 Travel Trailers (Mon, 28 Apr 2008) Jayco is recalling 22 MY 2008 Jay Feather Ex-Port '17C' travel trailers equipped with optional hydraulic brakes. Some optional hydraulic brake hoses were routed under the axle. If this condition is not addressed, the hydraulic hoses could chafe and create loss of braking increasing the risk of a crash.
Triple A391Q, A393T 2008 Motor Homes (Mon, 28 Apr 2008) Triple E RV is recalling 3 MY 2008 A391Q and A393T motor homes built on Freightliner chassis. The fasteners that attach the steering arm or tie rod arms to the spindle may be over or under-tightened. Incorrect torqued steering arm fasteners may fatigue and fracture and cause a crash without warning.
Jayco Greyhawk, Seneca 2005-2008 Motor Homes (Fri, 25 Apr 2008) Jayco is recalling 1,442 MY 2005-2008 Seneca '35GS' and MY 2007-2008 Greyhawk '33DS' and '30GS' motor homes. The conduit clamp on the copper liquid propane (LP) tube feeding the slide-0ut is incorrectly placed which may allow the copper tube to bend and possibly leak with the movement of the slide-out. If the copper tube cracked, pressurized LP gas may escape into the compartment. This condition, if not addressed, may result in a fire, injury or death.
Coachmen Cross Country, Cross Country SE, Sportscoch Elite, Sportscoch Encore 2005-2007 Motor Homes (Fri, 25 Apr 2008) Coachmen is recalling 961 MY 2005-2007 Cross Country, Sportscoch Elite, MY 2005-2006 Cross Country SE, and MY 2006 Sportscoch Encore class A motor homes built using Inline power steering filters, part no. 14-16829-000. The filter can plug due to failure of the screen adhesion to the filter housing causing a rise in return line pressure. This can lead to hose separation from the filter or steering gear fitting resulting in a sudden loss of steering fluid and power assist. Sudden loss of steering assist without warning involving a motor home could be a problem for certain drivers increasing the risk of a crash.
Coachmen Cross Country, Pathfinder, Sportscoch Encore 2007-2008 Motor Homes (Fri, 25 Apr 2008) Coachmen is recalling 145 MY 2007 Cross Country and MY 2007-2008 Sportscoach Encore and Pathfinder class A motor homes built on Freightliner chassis. The fasteners that attach the steering arm or tie rod arms to the spindle may be over or under-tightened. Incorrectly tightened steering arm fasteners may fatigue and fracture which could cause a crash without warning.
Four Winds Chateau Sport, Dutchmen Express, Four Winds 5000 2008-2009 Motor Homes (Thu, 24 Apr 2008) Four winds is recalling 104 MY 2008-2009 Dutchmen Express, Chateau Sport, and Four Winds 5000 motor homes. These motor homes may have improper routing of the propane gas line within the slide-out room. Continued operation of the slide-room may result in a rupture of this propane supply line potentially causing a gas leak, fir or explosion resulting in serious injury or death.
Ford F-250, F-350 2008 Pick Up Trucks (Fri, 18 Apr 2008) Ford is recalling 64,754 MY 2008 F-250 and F-350 single rear wheel, 4x4, 156 inch wheel base pick up trucks equipped with a two piece drive shaft for failing to conform to the fuel spillage requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 301, "Fuel system integrity." During a 30 mph frontal impact into a rigid barrier, the fuel tank can move forward and contact a frame cross member, potentially causing damage to the fuel delivery module which can result in fuel spillage. Fuel spillage, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire.
Toyota Highlander, Highlander Hybrid 2008 Passenger Vehicles (Fri, 18 Apr 2008) Toyota is recalling 90,189 MY 2008 Highlander and Highlander Hybrid passenger vehicles equipped with a third row seat. These vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, "Occupant crash protection." The non-driver designated seating positions (DSP) on these vehicles is equipped with seat belt assemblies that have a feature that converts the retractor from an emergency locking retractor (ELR) to an automatic locking retractor (ALR). The belts convert to the alr mode after the webbing has been fully withdrawn from the retractor. The system is designed so that as the belt is released into the retractor, the system remains in the alr mode so that a child restraint system (CRS) can be tightly secured. However, for the two third row DSP's on these vehicles, the alr mode deactivates before the webbing is fully retracted, so that it will not lock when certain rear-facing CRS's that have a short seat belt routing path are installed in the vehicle. This can allow the seat belt webbing to spool out during normal driving maneuvers, which could affect the stability of a child restraint installed at those seating positions. As such, this could discourage the use of a child restraint and in the event of a crash, the child may not be adequately protected possibly resulting in injury.
EVENFLO ( 08C006000 ) (Sun, 11 May 2008 06:00:00 EST) Dated: MAR 28, 2008 EVENFLO IS RECALLING 1,038 DISCOVERY INFANT CHILD RESTRAINTS, MODELS 3021769Z AND 3021854Z, MANUFACTURED ON FEBRUARY 4, 2008. DUE TO A MANUFACTURING VARIABILITY, SOME UNITS MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED WIT...
GRACO ( 08C005000 ) (Sun, 11 May 2008 06:00:00 EST) Dated: MAR 10, 2008 GRACO IS RECALLING 121,042 CARGO BOOSTER SEATS (CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS) MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 9, 2007 AND MARCH 3, 2008. THESE SEATS WERE LABELED WITH AN INCORRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR THE NA...
COMBI ( 08C004000 ) (Sun, 11 May 2008 06:00:00 EST) Dated: FEB 28, 2008 COMBI IS RECALLING 67,167 CENTRE, CENTRE ARB, AND SHUTTLE INFANT CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS, MODEL NOS. 8065, 8074, 8086, 8087, AND 8520, AND ASSOCIATED TRAVEL SYSTEMS, MODEL NOS. 4400, 4515, AND 4520, T...
RECARO ( 08C003000 ) (Sun, 11 May 2008 06:00:00 EST) Dated: FEB 21, 2008 RECARO IS RECALLING 7,498 SIGNO AND COMO CONVERTIBLE CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS WITH COLOR MODEL CODES OF 330.00 AND 331.00, MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO DECEMBER 18, 2007. THE HARNESS MAY BECOME DISCONNECTED ...
EVENFLO ( 08C002000 ) (Sun, 11 May 2008 06:00:00 EST) Dated: JAN 31, 2008 EVENFLO IS RECALLING 1,000,000 MODELS 390, 391, 534, AND 552 DISCOVERY CAR SEATS OR ASSOCIATED TRAVEL SYSTEMS MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 2005 THROUGH JANUARY 2008. IN RECENT LABORATORY TESTS CONDUCTED B...
DEL-NAT ( 08T016000 ) (Sun, 11 May 2008 06:00:01 EST) Dated: APR 15, 2008 DEL-NAT IS RECALLING 968 LOAD RANGE E TIRES, SIZE LT265/75R16, PRODUCED BETWEEN DECEMBER 2 AND DECEMBER 30, 2007. THESE TIRES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STAND...
PIRELLI ( 08T014000 ) (Sun, 11 May 2008 06:00:01 EST) Dated: MAR 31, 2008 PIRELLI IS RECALLING 8,273 TIRES, SIZE LT 235/80 R 17 LOAD RANGE E, PRODUCED FROM JULY 11, 2005 TO OCTOBER 30, 2007. TREAD CHUNKING, TREAD CHUNKOUT, PARTIAL TREAD SEPARATION AND/OR BELT EDGE SEPARATI...
PRO-COMP ( 08T013000 ) (Sun, 11 May 2008 06:00:01 EST) Dated: MAR 27, 2008 PRO COMP IS RECALLING 1,206 LOAD RANGE E TIRES, SIZE LT265/75R16, PRODUCED BETWEEN DECEMBER 2, 2007 AND JANUARY 12, 2008. THESE TIRES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFE...
HERCULES ( 08T012000 ) (Sun, 11 May 2008 06:00:01 EST) Dated: MAR 18, 2008 HERCULES TIRE IS RECALLING 2,005 LOAD RANGE E TIRES, SIZE LT265/75R16, PRODUCED BETWEEN DECEMBER 2, 2007 AND JANUARY 12, 2008. THESE TIRES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE...
NOKIAN ( 08T011000 ) (Sun, 11 May 2008 06:00:01 EST) Dated: FEB 29, 2008 NOKIAN TYRES IS RECALLING 931 LOAD RANGE E TIRES, SIZE LT265/75R16, PRODUCED BETWEEN DECEMBER 2, 2007 AND FEBRUARY 8, 2008. THESE TIRES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SA...
BRIDGESTONE ( 08T010000 ) (Sun, 11 May 2008 06:00:01 EST) Dated: MAR 28, 2008 BFNT IS RECALLING 143 BRIDGESTONE V-STEEL G-TRACTION 24R21 TRUCK TIRES MANUFACTURED DURING THE MONTHS OF MARCH AND OCTOBER 2007. THESE TIRES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE ENDURANCE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL M...
ACCC ( 08T007000 ) (Sun, 11 May 2008 06:00:01 EST) Dated: FEB 29, 2008 ACCC IS RECALLING 1,018 AMERICAN PROSPECTOR A/T LOAD RANGE E TIRES, SIZE LT265/75R16, PRODUCED BETWEEN DECEMBER 2, 2007 AND FEBRUARY 2, 2008. THESE TIRES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERA...
TBC ( 08T006000 ) (Sun, 11 May 2008 06:00:01 EST) Dated: MAR 18, 2008 TBC CORPORATION IS RECALLING 17,014 VARIOUS LOAD RANGE E TIRES, SIZE LT265/75R16, PRODUCED BETWEEN DECEMBER 2, 2007 AND FEBRUARY 2, 2008. THESE TIRES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MO...
SURE TIRE ( 08T008000 ) (Sun, 11 May 2008 06:00:01 EST) Dated: MAR 18, 2008 SURE TIRE IS RECALLING 295 LOAD RANGE E TIRES, SIZE LT265/75R16, PRODUCED BETWEEN DECEMBER 9, 2007 AND DECEMBER 15, 2007. THESE TIRES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFE...
GENERIC ( 08T005000 ) (Sun, 11 May 2008 06:00:01 EST) Dated: FEB 29, 2008 COOPER TIRE IS RECALLING 48,037 LOAD RANGE E TIRES, SIZES LT265/75R16 AND LT235/85R16, PRODUCED BETWEEN DECEMBER 2, 2007 AND FEBRUARY 9, 2008. THESE TIRES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDER...
Motor Vehicle Recalls (Weds, 2 Apr 2008 9:00:00 EST) EPA publishes calendar year summaries of all emission-related recalls beginning with 1991. The report for 2007 has been completed and is posted on www.epa.gov/otaq/recall.htm.