Recalls Of The Day, January 31, 2013

Seven recalls have been announced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.  The issues include inoperable windshield wipers, inadvertent airbag deployment, airbags that fail to deploy, fasteners not tightened properly, missing reflectors, stalling engines in two different vehicles.

Please have these issues repaired if your vehicle is affected. 



Report Receipt Date: JAN 30, 2013
NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V030000
Component(s): VISIBILITY/WIPER

 Vehicle Make - Model - Model Year(s)

• LEXUSIS 2502006-2012
• LEXUSIS 250C2010-2012
• LEXUSIS 3502006-2012
• LEXUSIS 350C2010-2012
• LEXUSIS F2008-2011

Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

SUMMARY:

Toyota is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 Lexus IS250 and IS350 vehicles manufactured August 23, 2005, through October 5, 2011; 2010-2012 Lexus IS250C and IS350C vehicles manufactured April 10, 2009, through October 6, 2011; and 2008-2011 Lexus IS-F vehicles manufactured December 14, 2007, through July 10, 2011. The nuts that fastens the wiper arms may be insufficiently torqued such that if the wiper arms are restricted by an external load, such as a buildup of heavy snow, one or both of the wipers may become inoperative.

CONSEQUENCE:

Inoperative wipers could reduce driver visibility and increase the risk of a vehicle crash.

REMEDY:

Toyota will notify owners, and Lexus dealers will install new wiper arm nuts, free of charge. The recall will begin in late February 2013. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

NOTES:

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

 

 

 

Receipt Date: JAN 30, 2013
NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V029000
Component(s): AIR BAGS

Vehicle Make - Model - Model Year(s)

• PONTIACVIBE2003-2004
• TOYOTACOROLLA2003-2004
• TOYOTACOROLLA MATRIX2003-2004

Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

SUMMARY:

Toyota is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles and 2003-2004 Pontiac Vibe vehicles. The supplemental restraint system (SRS) circuits are susceptible to internal shorting. The electrical short may create an abnormal current flow and increased heat which can damage the circuits. This could result in an inadvertent deployment of the front airbags and/or seat belt pretensioners.

CONSEQUENCE:

Inadvertent deployment of the airbags or the seat belt pretensioners may increase the risk of injury and the possibility of a vehicle crash.

REMEDY:

Toyota will notify their owners, and General Motors will notify theirs. Dealers will install a supplemental harness containing an electrical filter between the airbag control module and its wire harness, free of charge. A notification schedule has not been provided. For more information, Toyota owners may call 1-800-331-4331 and Pontiac owners may call 1-800-620-7668.

NOTES:

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

 

Report Receipt Date: JAN 24, 2013
NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V023000
Component(s): AIR BAGS

Vehicle Make - Model - Model Year(s)

• BUICKVERANO2012
• CHEVROLETCAMARO2012
• CHEVROLETCRUZE2012
• CHEVROLETSONIC2012

Manufacturer: General Motors LLC

SUMMARY:

General Motors is recalling certain model year 2012 Chevrolet Camaro, Buick Verano, Chevrolet Cruze, and Chevrolet Sonic vehicles. The driver side frontal air bag has a shorting bar which may intermittently contact the air bag terminals.

CONSEQUENCE:

If the bar and terminals are contacting each other at the time of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal airbag, that airbag will not deploy, increasing the driver's risk of injury.

REMEDY:

General Motors will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering wheel airbag coil, free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin on February 13, 2013. Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-521-7300.

NOTES:

This is General Motors recall number 12261 and is an expansion of NHTSA recall 12V-522. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

 

 

 

Report Receipt Date: JAN 23, 2013
NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V024000
Component(s): SUSPENSION

 Vehicle Make- Model - Model Year(s)

• CHEVROLETMALIBU2013

Manufacturer: General Motors LLC

SUMMARY:

General Motors is recalling certain model year 2013 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles, manufactured December 6, 2011, through January 15, 2013. One or more rear suspension bolts may not have been tightened to the specified torque. This may lead to sudden changes in vehicle handling.

CONSEQUENCE:

Sudden changes in vehicle handling may increase the risk of a crash.

REMEDY:

General Motors will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and retighten the bolts as necessary, free of charge. Owner notifications have already begun and will be completed shortly. Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-521-7300.

NOTES:

This is General Motors recall number 13008. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

 

 

Report Receipt Date: JAN 22, 2013
NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V021000
Component(s): EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Vehicle Make - Model - Model Year(s)

• PREVOSTH3-452013
• PREVOSTX3-452013
• PREVOSTXLII-45 ENTERTAINER2013

Manufacturer: Prevost Cars, Inc.

SUMMARY:

Prevost is recalling certain model year 2013 X3-45, H3-45, and XLII-45 Entertainer coach buses and coach bus shells manufactured September 25, 2012, through November 29, 2012 for failing to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment." The buses may have missing side reflectors.

CONSEQUENCE:

The absence of reflectors could reduce the ability for others to see the bus, increasing the risk that another vehicle may crash into the bus.

REMEDY:

Prevost will notify owners, and dealers will add side reflectors, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin during February 2013. Owners may contact Prevost at 1-418-883-2888 x 6558.

NOTES:

Prevost's campaign recall number is SR13-05. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

 

    

 

Report Receipt Date: JAN 17, 2013
NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V020000
Component(s): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Vehicle Make - Model - Model Year(s)

• HOLIDAY RAMBLERAMBASSADOR2013
• HOLIDAY RAMBLERENDEAVOR2013
• IC BUS1300FBC2013
• IC BUSCE2012-2013
• IC BUSHC2013
• IC BUSRE2013
• INTERNATIONALDURASTAR2011-2013
• INTERNATIONALWORKSTAR2013
• MONACODIPLOMAT2013
• MONACOKNIGHT2013

 

Manufacturer: Navistar, Inc.

SUMMARY:

Navistar is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 IC Bus brand model 1300FBC, CE, HC, and RE buses; model year 2011-2013 International brand model Durastar, model year 2013 International brand Workstar trucks; model year 2013 Holiday Rambler brand model Ambassador and Endeavor vehicles; and model year 2013 Monaco brand model Diplomat and Knight vehicles. These vehicles were manufactured August 5, 2010 through September 6, 2012 and are equipped with certain 2011-2013 model year I-6 engines with feature codes 12NUK, 12NUL, 12NUM, 12NUN, 12NUP, 12NUR, 12NUS, 12NUT, 12NUU, 12NUV, 12NUX, 12NUY and 12NUZ. The injection pressure regulator (IPR) harness wire may break due to vibrational damage. This could cause an unexpected shut down of the engine.

CONSEQUENCE:

An unexpected engine shut down while driving may increase the risk of a vehicle crash.

REMEDY:

Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the IPR wire connector free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin by March 18, 2013. Owners may contact Navistar at 1-800-448-7825.

NOTES:

Navistar's recall campaign number is 13501. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

 

 

Report Receipt Date: JAN 17, 2013
NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V019000
Component(s): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Vehicle Make - Model - Model Year(s)

• IC BUSCE2013
• IC BUSRE2012-2013

Manufacturer: Navistar, Inc.

SUMMARY:

Navistar is recalling certain model year 2013 IC brand CE buses, and 2012-2013 RE buses; manufactured from December 7, 2010, through June 26, 2012 and equipped with model year 2011 through 2013 I-6 engines and feature codes 12NUK, 12NUL, 12NUM, 12NUN, 12NUP and 12NUS. The injection pressure regulator (IPR) harness wire may break due to vibrational damage. This could cause an unexpected shut down of the engine.

CONSEQUENCE:

An unexpected engine shut down while driving may increase the risk of a vehicle crash.

REMEDY:

Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the IPR wire connector, free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin by March 18, 2013. Owners may contact Navistar at 1-800-448-7825.

NOTES:

Navistar's recall campaign number is 13502. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.