NHTSA campaign 97V027000

Utilimaster Recall 97V-027: UTILIMASTER/HOOD

NHTSA recall 97V027000 was reported by UTILIMASTER CORPORATION on February 22, 1997, with 3,132 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Utilimaster Walk-In Van for model years 1996–1997. Owners were notified on June 18, 1997, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 97V027000 (also written 97V-027 or 97V027)
Filed by: UTILIMASTER CORPORATION
Report received: February 22, 1997
Potentially affected: 3,132 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Structure — Body — Hood
Owners notified: June 18, 1997

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 97V027000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Utilimaster

Utilimaster Walk-In Van
- 1996, 1997 · Vehicles built January 22, 1996 – November 30, 1996 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 97V027000.

Defect description

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, THE FORCE OF THE WIND AGAINST THE HOOD CAN FORCE THE HOOD BEHIND THE BUMPER ALLOWING THE HOOD TO DROP. THIS REDUCES THE TENSION ON THE TWO RUBBER HOLD-DOWNS WHICH THEN BECOME LOOSE.

Safety consequence

IF BOTH TIE DOWNS COME LOOSE, THE HOOD CAN SEPARATE DURING VEHICLE OPERATION LEADING TO A POSSIBLE BROKEN WINDSHIELD AND/OR BLOCKING OF THE DRIVER'S VISION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH..

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL ADD A METAL BRACKET AND A SECOND BUMPER ABOVE AND BEHIND THE ORIGINAL BUMPER SO THAT THE HOOD CANNOT BE PUSHED OR SLIP BEHIND THE ORIGINAL (BOTTOM) BUMPER.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 18, 1997. 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 UTILIMASTER AT 1-800-582-3454.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 97V027000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.