| NHTSA Record Id: 4173 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: DAEWOO PUERTO RICO |
| Recalled Component Id: 000013508000100016000000273 |
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| Model Name: LEGANZA |
Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V180001 |
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| Component Name: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: DAEWOO MOTOR DE PUERTO RICO |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Mar, 01 1998 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 30 2001 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 1763 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 15 2001 |
Recall Initiator: OVSC |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : DAEWOO MOTOR DE PUERTO RICO |
Report Received Date: May, 31 2001 |
| Record Creation date : Jun, 04 2001 |
Federal Motar Safety Number: 201 |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: certain passenger vehicles, located in puerto rico, guam and the american samoa, fail to comply with requirements of fmvss no. 201, "occupant protection in interior impact." these vehicles exceed the maximum allowable head injury criterion value specified in the standard for passenger-side a-pillar target location. |
Consequence Summary: Consequently, in a crash, the front seat passenger could suffer increased head injury from contact with the passenger a pillar (forward most roof support). |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will install padding to the a pillar to reduce the risk of injury in a crash. owner notification began june 15, 2001. 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 daewoo at 1-877-463-2396. |
Recall Notes: Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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