The defect
HEAVILY TINTED WINDOWS MAY NOT BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH LIGHT TRANSMISSION REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 205.
The risk
VEHICLES WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 205.
The remedy
REMOVE OR LIGHTEN WINDOW TINTING TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Dabryan Limousine | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
Components: VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dabryan Limousine | 1982 | 0 | 4 |
| Dabryan Limousine | 1983 | 0 | 3 |
| Dabryan Limousine | 1984 | 0 | 3 |
| Dabryan Limousine | 1985 | 0 | 3 |
| Dabryan Limousine | 1986 | 0 | 4 |
| Dabryan Limousine | 1987 | 0 | 4 |
| Dabryan Limousine | 1988 | 0 | 4 |
| Dabryan Limousine | 1989 | 0 | 4 |
Other visibility recalls in 1989
15 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the visibility; DABRYAN COACH BUILDERS filed 10 campaigns in all.
| 89V001000 4 Dec 1989 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
| 89V214000 21 Nov 1989 | DABRYAN COACH BUILDERS |
| 89V197000 9 Nov 1989 | ROAD RESCUE, INC. |
| 89V174000 13 Oct 1989 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 89V150000 1 Oct 1989 | EMERGE-A-STAR |
| 89V151000 1 Oct 1989 | ASHLEY EMERGENCY VEHICLES |
| 89V160000 28 Sept 1989 | A. D. MILLER |
| 89V143000 23 Aug 1989 | COLLINS AMBULANCE CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989