Carwatch Weekly 2020 CW 04

Defect: chrysler (fca us llc) is recalling certain 2014-2019 ram promaster vehicles equipped 3.6l engines. the transmission shifter cable may separate and disconnect from the transmission, causing the vehicle to not perform shifts intended by the driver and the gear shift lever position not matching the actual transmission gear.

Defect: forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2014-2019 rockport work truck vehicles. the roof and front cap may have been improperly fastened together, potentially allowing the roof to detach from the front cap and vehicle.

Defect: mitsubishi motors north america, inc. (mmna) is recalling certain 1998-2000 montero vehicles. these vehicles were equipped with non-azide driver air bag inflators (nadi) and do not contain phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (psan) propellant. due to a manufacturing issue, the nadi inflators may absorb moisture, causing the inflators to rupture or the air bag cushion to underinflate.

Defect: toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) is recalling certain 1998-2000 rav4, 1998-1999 rav4 ev and celica and 1997-1998 supra vehicles. these vehicles were equipped with non-azide driver air bag inflators (nadi) and do not contain phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (psan) propellant. due to a manufacturing issue, the nadi inflators may absorb moisture, causing the inflators to rupture or the air bag cushion to underinflate.

Defect: honda (american honda motor co.) is recalling certain 1997-1998 acura 2.2cl, 1998-1999 acura 2.3cl, 1997-1999 acura 3.0cl, 2001 acura 3.2cl and acura mdx, 1998-2000 honda accord coupe, accord sedan, civic sedan, odyssey and acura 3.5rl, 1999-2000 acura 3.2tl, 1996-2000 civic coupe, 1997-2000 cr-v, 1997-1998 ev plus, and 1998-1999 isuzu oasis vehicles. these vehicles were equipped with non-azide driver air bag inflators (nadi) and do not contain phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (psan) propellant. due to a manufacturing issue, the nadi inflators may absorb moisture, causing the inflators to rupture or the air bag cushion to underinflate.

Defect: honda (american honda motor co.) is recalling certain 2001-2002 acura 3.2cl, 2000-2003 acura 3.5rl, 2000-2001 acura 3.2tl, honda cr-v and honda odyssey, 2001-2002 acura mdx and 2000 accord coupe, accord sedan, civic coupe, and civic sedan vehicles. these vehicles may have received a replacement driver frontal air bag module as part of a vehicle repair. due to a manufacturing issue, the replacement nadi inflator may absorb moisture, causing the inflator to rupture or the air bag cushion to underinflate.

Defect: forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2019-2020 georgetown gta34h5f motorhomes. the rubber liquid propane (lp) gas line may have been improperly routed against the metal burner chamber of the refrigerator.

Defect: isuzu technical center of america, inc. (isuzu) is recalling certain 2020 isuzu npr hd, npr xd, nqr and nrr and chevrolet 4500hd, 4500xd, 5500hd and 5500xd and 2019 isuzu npr hd gas, npr gas and chevrolet 4500 and chevrolet 3500 vehicles equipped with a dual mode belt locking mechanism seat belt assembly. due to a manufacturing issue, the seat belt webbing locking mechanism may not properly restrain the occupant as intended.

Defect: toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) is recalling certain 2011-2019 corolla, 2011-2013 matrix, 2012-2018 avalon, and 2013-2018 avalon hybrid vehicles. during certain crashes, the air bag electronic control unit (ecu) may malfunction, possibly disabling the deployment of the air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners.

Defect: other the vehicle is not type-approved. therefore, safety of the user cannot be guaranteed.

Defect: for some vehicles within the scope of this recall, due to the insufficient waterproof performance of the internal excitation switch of the starter, water corrosion of the starter excitation switch may occur under certain operating conditions, resulting in malfunction of the starter and the failure of the vehicle to start. in extreme cases, it may cause starting the internal short circuit and overheating of the wiring harness increase the risk of fire in the engine compartment, and there are hidden safety hazards.

Defect: cracking in the brake caliper can result in a loss of braking power and consequently an increased risk of accidents.

Defect: a faulty sensor message can cause the rear brakes to trigger unintentionally and spontaneously, which could result in a loss of control over the vehicle.

Defect: cracking in the brake caliper can result in a loss of braking power and consequently an increased risk of accidents.

Defect: incorrectly installed locking ring on the rim can come loose and lead to a sudden loss of pressure.

Defect: prohibited shutdown devices in the emission control system.

Defect: the airbag may malfunction due to water entering the vehicle interior.

Defect: a cracked drive belt could damage the fuel line and, as a result, escaping fuel could increase the risk of fire.

Defect: a cracked drive belt could damage the fuel line and, as a result, escaping fuel could increase the risk of fire.

Defect: incompatible wheel combinations cause collisions between the brake system and the rim.

Defect: deviation from conformity leads to exceeding the euro 5 limit value for nitrogen oxides.

Defect: holding a counterweight on the underbody of the vehicle can break, causing the counterweight to fall onto the road.

Defect: software errors cause the braking process to be initiated in certain driving situations that do not require the braking process.

Defect: starting weakness due to low torque in certain situations.

Defect: according to the component supplier, the driver’s side airbag inflator in affected vehicles could allow moisture to enter the unit and degrade the airbag inflator propellant. if this occurs, the properties of the propellant may be changed so that the propellant does not react during an accident causing misdeployment of the airbag.

Defect: the transmission harness may have insufficient clearance to the catalytic converter.

Defect: issue: on certain motorhomes, the rubber propane gas line was routed too close to the back of the refrigerator. this could cause the rubber line to melt and result in a gas leak. safety risk: a propane gas leak could create the risk of an explosion or fire. corrective actions: forest river will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your motorhome to a dealership to re-route the propane lines away from the metal burner chamber of the refrigerator.

Defect: issue: the compliance label on certain vehicles lists an incorrect gross axle weight rating (gawr). this could lead to overloading of the vehicle and cause poor handling or a tire failure. safety risk: poor handling or a tire failure could cause a loss of control and result in a crash. corrective actions: hyundai will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer to install a label providing the correct gawr numbers.