| NHTSA Record Id: 13305 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: UTILIMASTER |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008107000073936000000285 |
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| Model Name: WALK-IN VAN |
Model Year: 1997 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 97V027000 |
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| Component Name: STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: UTILIMASTER CORPORATION |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 22 1996 |
End date of Manufacturing: Nov, 30 1996 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 3132 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 18 1997 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Utilimaster Corporation |
Report Received Date: Feb, 22 1997 |
| Record Creation date : Mar, 03 1997 |
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| Defect Summary : When the vehicle is being driven, the force of the wind against the hood can force the hood behind the bumper allowing the hood to drop. this reduces the tension on the two rubber hold-downs which then become loose. |
Consequence Summary: If both tie downs come loose, the hood can separate during vehicle operation leading to a possible broken windshield and/or blocking of the driver's vision, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will add a metal bracket and a second bumper above and behind the original bumper so that the hood cannot be pushed or slip behind the original (bottom) bumper. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began june 18, 1997. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact utilimaster at 1-800-582-3454.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. |
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