Visibility: windshield
- Component
- Visibility: windshield
- Manufacturer
- CHAMPION HOME BLDR. CO.
- Vehicles affected
- 175
- Reported to NHTSA
- 1986-03-19
- Owners notified
- 1986-04-11
Defect description
WINDSHIELDS HAVE BEEN GLAZED WITH AS2 LAMINATED GLASS IN PLACE OF AS1 AND IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH FMVSS 205, GLAZING MATERIAL. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THE WINDSHIELD GLAZING MATERIAL (GLASS) USED WAS NOT DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF LACERATIONS AND TO MINIMIZE THE POSSIBILITY OF OCCUPANTS PENETRATING THE WINDSHIELD IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT.
Manufacturer remedy
REPLACE WINDSHIELD GLASS WITH AS1 LAMINATED GLASS.