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U.S. Safety Recalls by Volkswagen, the Chrysler Group, Volvo, Ford, Hyundai, Nissan, and Toyota
By James B. Bleeker
The following U.S. safety recalls have been announced within the past month.
By Volkswagen AG:
(1) 5,902 2006-2007 Audi A8s for an air bag control module that may deactivate the passenger side frontal air bag when the battery is weak.
(2) Several tens of thousands 2005-2007 Volkswagen Passats for wiper motor problems, possible fuel leakage (in diesel-powered Passats), and a power brake line that may fracture.
By the Chrysler Group of DaimlerChrysler AG:
(3) 2,258 2007 Chrysler Sebrings for a "hood latch striker [that] may break and allow the hood to open while driving."1
(4) 127,928 2005-2006 Chrysler Pacificas for "the fuel pump module and power train control (PCM) module software"1 that may cause the engine to stall while in operation.
(5) 18,245 2007 Jeep Compass sport-utility vehicles for an owner's manual that fails to warn the owner of the higher rollover rate for vehicles of the type.
(6) An unspecified number of Chrysler Aspen and Dodge Durango sport-utility vehicles for a steering knuckle that may fracture.
By Volvo division of Ford Motor Company:
(7) 170,099 1999-2000 S70s and V70XCs, 1999-2001 S80s, 1999-2002 V70s and C70s, 2001 XC70s and 2001-2002 S60s for "positioning sensor irregularities, such as, a dirty throttle housing, and/or inefficient software calibration"1 that may cause a warning lamp to light and a limp home mode to activate.
By Ford Motor Company:
(8) 422 2007 Ford Crown Victorias and Mercury Marquises for a windshield that may not be properly secured to the body.
By Hyundai Motor Company:
(9) 141,500 2005-2007 Hyundai Tucson sport-utility vehicles for a driver air bag deployment that can cause increased risk of injury to a smaller stature driver.
By Nissan Motor Company:
(10) About 96,500 2004-2006 Nissan Titan crew cab pickup trucks for wires that may break due to over bending of a harness routed through a door and consequently may cause the front seat belts not to operate and the passenger side front air bag not to "deploy as designed."1
By Toyota Motor Corporation:
(11) 60,700 2001-2003 Toyota Highlander sport-utility vehicles and 159,100 Toyota RAV4 sport-utility vehicles for a check-engine light that illuminates inadvertently.
1 "Vehicle Safety Defect/Noncompliance Notices Received During November 2006," Monthly Recall Reports, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Source for safety recalls by the Volvo division of Ford Motor Company, Ford Motor Company, Hyundai Motor Company, and Nissan Motor Company, the first three safety recalls by the Chrysler Group of DaimlerChrysler AG, and the first recall by Volkswagen AG: "Vehicle Safety Defect/Noncompliance Notices Received During November 2006," Monthly Recall Reports, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Source for the second safety recall by Volkswagen AG: "Volkswagen Recalls Just over 300,000 Passats," Reuters, December 8, 2006, available at Yahoo! News
Source for the fourth safety recall by the Chrysler Group of DaimlerChrysler AG: "Recall Alert," the Salt Lake Tribune, December 20, 2006, at http://www.sltrib.com/ci_4877247?source=rss
Source for the safety recall by Toyota Motor Corporation: "Toyota Recalls SUVs to Fix Check-Engine Light," December 7, 2006, at http://www.dispatch.com/business-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/12/07/20061207-E2-08.html
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