Is This A Lemon?

NHTSA recall campaign

86V044000

ManufacturerCHAMPION HOME BLDR. CO.Reported1986-03-19Affected175 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

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.

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Affected vehicles

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