NHTSA Recall # | 11000 |
NHTSA Compaign # | 98V162000 |
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Manufacturer | AUTOMOBILI LAMBORGHINI |
Supplier | LAMBORGHINI |
Brand | LAMBORGHINI |
Model | DIABLO |
Model Year | 1998 |
Component | STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS |
Date of notification | 03/08/98 |
Begin date of manufacuring | 01/03/97 |
End date of manufacturing | 31/03/98 |
Type of recall | V |
Recall initiator | MFR |
Report received | 20/07/98 |
Report created | 20/07/98 |
Regulation part number | |
FMV safety standard number | |
Estimated number of affected units | 63 |
Defect summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with air bags. A supplementary rubber windshield header protector to be installed by the vehicle owner onto the windshield header when driving with the vehicle's top removed was omitted. |
Consequence summary | Injury to unbelted occupants could occur if the vehicle's top is removed and the vehicle is involved in a crash. |
Corrective action | Dealers will replace the windshield header rail trim panel and provide the owner with the missing supplemental rubber windshield header rail protector. |
Recall notes | Owner notification is expected to begin august 3, 1998. Owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact lamborghini at 1-714-261-8872. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |