Visibility: windshield
- Component
- Visibility: windshield
- Manufacturer
- CHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 184
- Reported to NHTSA
- 1990-06-01
- Owners notified
- 1990-08-07
Defect description
DILUTED PRIMER MAY HAVE BEEN USED ON THE WINDSHIELD OPENING FLANGES PRIOR TO WINDSHIELD GLASS INSTALLATION WHICH WOULD NOT PROVIDE THE RETENTION REQUIRED BY FMVSS 212.
Safety risk
WINDSHIELDS WOULD NOT PREVENT EJECTION OF VEHICLEOCCUPANTS DURING A VEHICLE CRASH, WHICH CAUSES SERIOUS INJURIES AND FATALITIES.
Manufacturer remedy
REPLACE WINDSHIELDS, ASSOCIATED PARTS, AND PRIMER.