NHTSA campaign 98V162000

Lamborghini Recall 98V-162: LAMBORGHINI/WINDSHIELD RAIL PROTECTOR

NHTSA recall 98V162000 was reported by AUTOMOBILI LAMBORGHINI on July 20, 1998, with 63 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Lamborghini Diablo for model years 1997–1998. Owners were notified on August 3, 1998, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 98V162000 (also written 98V-162 or 98V162)
Filed by: AUTOMOBILI LAMBORGHINI
Report received: July 20, 1998
Potentially affected: 63 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Structure — Body — Roof and Pillars
Owners notified: August 3, 1998

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V162000. 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
- 1997, 1998 · Vehicles built March 1, 1997 – March 31, 1998 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V162000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIR BAGS. A SUPPLEMENTARY RUBBER WINDSHIELD HEADER PROTECTOR TO BE INSTALLED BY THE VEHICLE OWNER ONTO THE WINDSHIELD HEADER WHEN DRIVING WITH THE VEHICLE'S TOP REMOVED WAS OMITTED.

Safety consequence

INJURY TO UNBELTED OCCUPANTS COULD OCCUR IF THE VEHICLE'S TOP IS REMOVED AND THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD HEADER RAIL TRIM PANEL AND PROVIDE THE OWNER WITH THE MISSING SUPPLEMENTAL RUBBER WINDSHIELD HEADER RAIL PROTECTOR.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AUGUST 3, 1998.OWNERS WHO 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 98V162000

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.