The defect
Supreme Corporation (Supreme) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Supreme Classis American Trolley vehicles manufactured October 1, 2014, to November 2, 2015. The affected vehicles were manufactured with windshields that meet AS2 or AS3 specifications, not the AS1 specification as required. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 205 "Glazing Materials.
The risk
Windshields that do not meet AS1 requirements may reduce the driver's visibility and increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Supreme will notify owners, and dealers will replace the noncompliant windshields, free of charge. The recall began on January 11, 2016. Owners may contact Supreme customer service at 1-574-642-4888 extension 237.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Supreme Classic American Trolley | 2015, 2016 |
Components: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Classic American Trolley | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| Supreme Classic American Trolley | 2016 | 0 | 3 |
Other visibility recalls in 2015
21 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the visibility; Supreme Corporation filed 21 campaigns in all.
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| 15V609000 29 Sept 2015 | General Motors LLC |
| 15V599000 24 Sept 2015 | General Motors LLC |
| 15V558000 3 Sept 2015 | General Motors LLC |
| 15V553000 2 Sept 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V547000 1 Sept 2015 | Spartan Motors USA |
| 15V530000 19 Aug 2015 | Thor Motor Coach |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015