The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH AN INCORRECT LABELING ON THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CONSOLE.
The risk
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.
The remedy
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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Europa Gelaendewagen | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europa Gelaendewagen | 1992 | 1 | 1 |
| Europa Gelaendewagen | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Europa Gelaendewagen | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Europa Gelaendewagen | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Europa Gelaendewagen | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Europa Gelaendewagen | 1997 | 0 | 1 |
| Europa Gelaendewagen | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| Europa Gelaendewagen | 1999 | 0 | 1 |
| Europa Gelaendewagen | 2000 | 0 | 1 |
| Europa Gelaendewagen | 2001 | 0 | 1 |
Other power train recalls in 2001
20 of the 461 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2001 concerned the power train; EUROPA INTERNATIONAL, INC. filed 4 campaigns in all.
| 01V362000 29 Nov 2001 | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY |
| 01V339000 2 Nov 2001 | TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES |
| 01V335000 25 Oct 2001 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 01V334000 17 Oct 2001 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 01V309000 1 Oct 2001 | CHANCE COACH, INC. |
| 01V296001 21 Sept 2001 | INDEPENDENCE MOTORCYCLE CO. |
| 01V283000 5 Sept 2001 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 01V274000 28 Aug 2001 | WARRICK INDUSTRIES, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2001