WEBASTO HOLLANDIA 700 9999: VISIBILITY:SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY

 
Make : WEBASTO Model : HOLLANDIA 700 Year : NO YEAR
Build Dates : 0000-00-00 - 0000-00-00
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 11V072000
Date Owner's Notified: 2010-10-08 Date Received by ODI: 2011-02-04 Date Added to Database: 2011-02-07
Manufacturers Involved: WEBASTO PRODUCT NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Manufacturer's Responsible for the Recall:
Manufacturer Campaign Number:
Component: VISIBILITY:SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 1304
Summary:
      WEBASTO PRODUCT NORTH AMERICA, INC. "WEBASTO" IS RECALLING CERTAIN HOLLANDIA 700 AND 600 SERIES AND HOLLANDIA TVS 900 SERIES SUNROOFS INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BY E&G CLASSICS, INC. ON VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE ADHESIVE BOND BETWEEN THE GLASS AND THE METAL FRAME CAN DEBOND INCREASING THE RISK THAT THE SUNROOF GLASS WOULD SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. COMPLETE GLASS-TO-FRAME DEBONDING CAN DEVELOP GRADUALLY AND MAY BE EVIDENCED BY METAL CORROSION AROUND THE SUNROOF FRAME, WIND NOISE, VIBRATION, VISUAL BOND SEPARATION AND/OR WATER LEAKAGE.
Consequence:
      IN THE EVENT OF A SEPARATION, THE FALLING GLASS COULD CREATE A ROAD HAZARD OR STRIKE A TRAILING VEHICLE, AND CAUSE A CRASH.
Remedy:
      WEBASTO, THE MANUFACTURER OF THE SUNROOFS, WILL BE PERFORMING THE SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN. OWNERS WHO HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS HAVING AN AFFECTED SUNROOF INSTALLED IN THEIR VEHICLE WILL RECEIVE A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM WEBASTO. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 8, 2010. IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF YOUR VEHICLE IS AFFECTED, PLEASE REVIEW THE LIST OF VEHICLES PROVIDED TO US BY E&G CLASSICS, INC. BY CLICKING ON THE HYPERLINK AFFECTED VEHICLE LIST OR YOU MAY VISIT WEBASTO'S WEBSITE AT WWW.SUNROOFCHECK.COM. YOU CAN ALSO CALL WEBASTO TOLL-FREE AT 1-888-749-8632.
Report Initiator: ODI V Report
Regulation Part Number: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number:
Notes:
      OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 'TTY 1-800-424-9153', OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .