NHTSA campaign 98V030000

Lamborghini Recall 98V-030: LAMBORGHINI/WINDOW RETRACTION

NHTSA recall 98V030000 was reported by AUTOMOBILI LAMBORGHINI on February 25, 1998, with 44 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Lamborghini Diablo for model years 1996–1997. Owners were notified on March 26, 1998, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 98V030000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 98V030000 (also written 98V-030 or 98V030)
Filed by: AUTOMOBILI LAMBORGHINI
Report received: February 25, 1998
Potentially affected: 44 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Latches/Locks/Linkages — Doors — Latch
Owners notified: March 26, 1998

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V030000. 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.

Lamborghini

Lamborghini Diablo
- 1996, 1997 · Vehicles built April 1, 1996 – September 30, 1996 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V030000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE AUTOMATIC WINDOW RETRACTOR SYSTEM, WHICH ALLOWS THE VEHICLE DOOR(S) TO OPEN, WILL REMAIN IN THE CLOSED POSITION.

Safety consequence

IF THIS OCCURS, THE VEHICLE OCCUPANT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT (OR ENTER) THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH OR FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WINDOW SYSTEM AND, IF NECESSARY, WILL REPLACE THE SYSTEM WITH THE NEW, MODIFIED VERSION OF THE MICRO SWITCH AND LATCH ASSEMBLY.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH 1998. 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 LAMBORGHINI AT 1-714-261-8872.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 98V030000

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.