NHTSA recall campaign

97E005000

ManufacturerDIRECTED ELECTRONICS, INC.Reported1997-02-20Affected200,000 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

IMPROPERLY INSTALLED REMOTE START UNITS CAN PERMIT REMOTE ENGINE START WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN GEAR.

Risk

IF THE VEHICLE IS STARTED IN GEAR, THE VEHICLE CAN MOVE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE OR PERSONAL INJURY.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT VEHICLES HAVING THE REMOTE START UNITS AND, IF NECESSARY, APPROPRIATE ADJUSTMENT WILL BE MADE TO PREVENT REMOTE STARTING IN GEAR.

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Affected vehicles

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NHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.