Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 10V083000

Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control

DAIHATSU AMERICA, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2010-03-05.

Recall campaignNHTSA 10V083000

Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control

Component
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control
Manufacturer
DAIHATSU AMERICA, INC.
Vehicles affected
4,000
Reported to NHTSA
2010-03-05
Owners notified
2010-03-31

Defect description

DAIHATSU IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1990-1992 ROCKY SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE CHECK VALVE IN THE FUEL VAPOR EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM MIGHT DEVELOP A CRACK IN LONG-TERM VEHICLE USAGE DUE TO INSUFFICIENT DURABILITY UNDER SOME ENVIRONMENTAL OR OPERATIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES.

Safety risk

A LEAK OF FUEL EVAPORATIVE GAS VAPOR INTO THE VEHICLE CABIN MAY OCCUR, POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DAIHATSU WILL HAVE THE OLD CHECK VALVE REPLACED WITH A NEW CHECK VALVE OF IMPROVED CONSTRUCTION. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 31, 2010. OWNER MAY CONTACT DAIHATSU AT 626-968-6764 OR DAIHATSU HELP WEBSITE URL: HTTP://WWW.DAIHATSU-HELP.COM/INDEX.HTM OR DAIHATSU HELP E-MAIL ADDRESS: [email protected].

Notes

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Scope of coverage

3 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
DAIHATSU Rocky1992 1991 1990

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.