The defect
THE EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOW RELEASE MECHANISM MAY REQUIRE MANUAL RELEASE FORCE THAT EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE FORCE OF 20 LBS.
The risk
WINDOWS WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO OPEN IN AN EMERGENCY ANDWOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 217.
The remedy
REMOVE LEAD SEALS ON LEVERS OF EMERGENCY WINDOWS AND INCREASE PLAY BETWEEN INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FRAME.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| ABC Acron Magnum | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 |
| ABC Alicon | 1989, 1990 |
| ABC Alizee | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
| ABC AU138 | 1988 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABC AU138 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| ABC Acron Magnum | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| ABC Acron Magnum | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| ABC Acron Magnum | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| ABC Acron Magnum | 1989 | 1 | 1 |
| ABC Acron Magnum | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
| ABC Alicon | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| ABC Alicon | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
| ABC Alizee | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| ABC Alizee | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| ABC Alizee | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| ABC Alizee | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
Other visibility recalls in 1990
17 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the visibility.
| 90V192000 12 Nov 1990 | UTILIMASTER CORPORATION |
| 90V179000 1 Nov 1990 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 90V149000 23 Aug 1990 | CHAMPION HOME BLDR. CO. |
| 90V135000 27 Jul 1990 | LIMOUSINE WERKS, INC. |
| 90V126000 10 Jul 1990 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 90V110000 4 Jun 1990 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 90V107000 4 Jun 1990 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 90V106001 1 Jun 1990 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990