| NHTSA Record Id: 4299 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: EUROPA |
| Recalled Component Id: 000012859000096055000000180 |
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| Model Name: GELAENDEWAGEN |
Model Year: 1998 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V064000 |
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| Component Name: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: EUROPA INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Sep, 01 1992 |
End date of Manufacturing: Feb, 15 2001 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 473 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 21 2001 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : EUROPA INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
Report Received Date: Feb, 26 2001 |
| Record Creation date : Mar, 01 2001 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. these vehicles were built with an incorrect labeling on the transmission shifter console. |
Consequence Summary: The improper labeling could cause a driver to park the vehicle without applying the parking brake, which could allow the vehicle to roll away and cause a crash or injury. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will relabel the vehicle console and place a sticker on the console warning of the need to use the parking brake. an owner's manual supplement will also be provided explaining the need to use the parking brake. owner notification began march 21, 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 europa at 1-888-538-7672. |
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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