On certain vehicles, the automatic transmission's park rod guide retention pin may not have been properly installed. If the pin not installed properly, the park rod guide may become displaced, preventing the transmission park pawl from engaging when shifted into "PARK". This could allow vehicle movement and result in property damage or personal injury to bystanders.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, install the missing park rod guide retention pin.
Certain vehicles equipped with automatic transmission may have been built with a Wireless Ignition Node (WIN) module exhibiting a binding condition of the solenoid latch. This may result in a condition where the Ignition key can be removed from the WIN module prior to placing the shifter in PARK. This could result in unintended vehicle movement, which may cause property damage, personal injury or death.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the WIN module.
Certain vehicle may have been built with an incorrect door lock rod in the right front door, which could unlatch the door when the window is rolled down. If the window is rolled down while driving and the lock rod unlatched the door, it could result in a crash causing property damage, personal injury or death.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect and if necessary replace the right door lock rod.
Certain vehicles, if driven through a sharp turn at high speed conditions, the rear tires may loose traction and slip, causing the vehicle to slide in a sideways direction. If the vehicle strikes a curb or slides off the pavement it could result in a crash causing property damage, personal injury or death.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will reprogram the Vehicle Stability Control software.
On certain vehicles operated where road salts are frequently used, excessive corrosion of the spare tire carrier assembly cable may cause the separation of the spare tire stowed under the vehicle. Spare tire falling on the road surface creates a safety hazard that may result in a crash causing property damage, personal injury or death.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect and, as required, either apply a corrosion resistance enhancement treatment to the spare tire carrier restraint cable, repair the cable and apply the corrosion resistance treatment, or replace the spare tire carrier assembly.
On certain Boxster Spyder models, it is possible that the locking hook on the sun shield (temporary soft top) may not engage correctly into the lock catch which is positioned on the windscreen frame of the vehicle. If the sun shield is not fully locked, the sun shield can open when travelling at higher speeds increasing the risk of a crash causing property damage, personal injury or death.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the locking hook and lock catch with redesigned components.
On certain vehicles, the fasteners securing the steering shaft positioning bracket may not have been tightened to the proper torque specification. If the fasteners are not properly tightened, they may loosen over time and the steering column may begin to rattle. If the condition is not repaired, the fasteners could come out completely. This may result in noticeable steering column movement, which may affect the ability to steer the vehicle, resulting in the possibility of a crash causing property damage, personal injury or death.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect the steering column and torque the fasteners to specification.
On certain vehicles, the inner door handle cable and window regulator may interfere, causing sudden door unlatching. If the door latch is disengaged while the vehicle is being driven, the door may open, increasing the risk of personal injury or death to the driver or front seat passenger.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will re-route the inner door handle cable.
On certain motorcycles, the major graduations of the speedometer face are shown at 30 km/h intervals instead of 20 or 10 km/h as required by Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. The non-compliance does not affect safety of the vehicle or of the rider.
On certain vehicles, if a front inside door lock switch is held in the locked position while the inside door handle is pulled, the door latch inside handle lever may become out of position relative to the door latch master link. If this occurs, the inside door handle will not return to its normal, stowed position and the door latch will remain in the unlatched position when attempting to close the door. If the driver or front seat passenger does not notice that a front door is unlatched, the door may open while the vehicle is being driven, which increases the risk of personal injury or death to the driver or front seat passenger.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the door latch assemblies.
On certain vehicles, the adhesive bond between the upper bunk glass and the window frame may be insufficient, allowing the glass to come loose and fall out. If the window were to fall on the road in front of other vehicles, it may create the risk of a crash causing property damage, personal injury or death.
On certain vehicles, the accelerator pedal may become stuck in the wide open position due to an unsecured or incompatible driver's floor mat. A stuck open accelerator pedal may result in very high vehicle speeds and make it difficult to stop the vehicle, which could cause a crash, serious injury or death.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Owners will be notified by first class mail to remove any unsecured driver's floor mat until further notice by the manufacturer.
On certain vehicles, a wiring harness connector for the heating, ventilation and air conditioning blower motor located under the passenger's side of the instrument panel may be subject to kicking by the front seat passenger's feet. If this occurs, the connector terminal may overheat, and this may cause the wire insulation to melt or the wiring connector to melt. A fire may occur if the wiring insulation melts and the exposed wires make contact with each other and create a short circuit.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will replace damaged connectors and install a protective cover.
On certain vehicles, accelerator pedal movement may become rough, slow to return, or the pedal may stick in a depressed position. This could result in a loss of throttle control and a vehicle crash, causing property damage, personal injury or death.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will install a steel reinforcement bar to the accelerator pedal assembly. With this reinforcement in place, the excess friction that can cause the pedal to stick is eliminated.
On certain vehicles, a bolt used to attach an interior trim piece to either the driver's or passenger's side A-Pillar may not have been installed during vehicle assembly. In the event of a crash resulting in side curtain airbag deployment the trim piece may not remain properly secured to the A-pillar, therefore increasing the risk of personal injury to the driver and/or front seat passenger.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, install a bolt to the A-pillar trim panels.
On certain vehicles, if the specifically designed all weather floor mat for that vehicle is not secured by the retaining clip or placed on top of an existing floor mat, the mat could move forward and may interfere with the accelerator pedal. This situation could result in a crash causing property damage, personal injury or death.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will modify the accelerator pedal to address the risk of floor mat entrapment. Brake override feature will be added.
On certain vehicles, a left and/or right A-Pillar trim cover clip may not have been manufactured correctly. This may allow the trim to come loose in a crash where the head protection airbags would deploy. If this happens, it could increase the risk personal injury or death.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the clips in the middle A-pillar covers.
On certain motorcycles, the right side foot peg mount may have incorrect material properties. This could allow the foot peg to move significantly out of position, which may cause a loss of control of the vehicle resulting in property damage, personal injuries or death.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the right side foot peg mount.
Certain accessory nose masks may impede operation of the hood secondary latch. Without secondary latch function, a hood that has not completely closed (because the primary latch has not been engaged) may lift up while the vehicle is being driven, compromising the driver's ability to see the road and its users. This could result in a vehicle crash causing property damage, personal injury or death.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the nose mask with an updated version.
On certain vehicles, the driver's seat side cover panel (seat control panel) may compromise the functionality of the seatbelt during certain driver's side crashes. Should this occur, the seatbelt anchor point may disengage, increasing the risk of personal injury or death.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will modify the driver's seat side cover panel.
