NHTSA recall campaign

92E020000

ManufacturerJOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.Reported1992-09-08Affected19,441 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

THE SEAL ON THE VENT CAPS OF THESE BATTERIES CAN BE BROKEN DUE TO A CRACK AT OR ABOVE THE SCREW IN THREAD. THE CRACK IS CAUSED BY USE OF AN INCORRECT MATERIAL IN THE PRODUCTION OF THE VENT CAPS.

Risk

THE VENT CAPS CAN EVENTUALLY SEPARATE FROM THE BATTERY,AND THE BROKEN SEAL CAN RESULT IN LEAKAGE OF HYDROGEN GAS INTO THE ENGINECOMPARTMENT, WHICH CAN CAUSE AN EXPLOSION.

Manufacturer remedy

REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE BATTERIES.

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Affected vehicles

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NHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.