DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Annual List of Defect and Noncompliance Decisions Affecting Nonconforming Imported Vehicles
AGENCY:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.
ACTION:
Annual list of defect and noncompliance decisions affecting nonconforming imported vehicles.
SUMMARY:
This document contains a list of vehicles recalled by their manufacturers during Calendar Year 2000 (January 1, 2000 through December 31, 2000) to correct a safety-related defect or a noncompliance with an applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS). The listed vehicles are those that have been decided by NHTSA to be substantially similar to vehicles imported into the United States that were not originally manufactured to conform to all applicable FMVSS. The registered importers of those nonconforming vehicles are obligated to provide their owners with notification of, and a remedy for, the defects or noncompliances for which the listed vehicles were recalled.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
George Entwistle, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance, NHTSA (202–366–5306).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Under 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(A), a motor vehicle that was not originally manufactured to conform to all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS) shall be refused admission into the United States unless NHTSA has decided that the motor vehicle is substantially similar to a motor vehicle of the same model year that was originally
manufactured for importation into and sale in the United States and certified under 49 U.S.C. 30115. Once NHTSA decides that a nonconforming vehicle is eligible for importation, it may be imported by a person who is registered with the agency pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30141(c). Before releasing the vehicle for use on public streets, roads, or highways, the registered importer must certify to NHTSA, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30146(a), that the vehicle has been brought into conformity with all applicable FMVSS.
If a vehicle originally manufactured for importation into and sale in the United States is decided to contain a defect related to motor vehicle safety, or not to comply with an applicable FMVSS, 49 U.S.C. 30147(a)(1)(A) provides that the same defect or noncompliance is deemed to exist in any nonconforming vehicle that NHTSA has decided to be substantially similar and for which a registered importer has submitted a certificate of conformity to the agency. Under 49 U.S.C. 30147(a)(1)(B), the registered importer is deemed to be the nonconforming vehicle's manufacturer for the purpose of providing notification of, and a remedy for, the defect or noncompliance.
To apprise registered importers of the vehicles for which they must conduct a notification and remedy (i.e., “recall”) campaign, 49 U.S.C. 30147(a)(2) requires NHTSA to publish in the
Federal Register
notice of any defect or noncompliance decision that is made with respect to substantially similar U.S. certified vehicles. Annex A contains a list of all such decisions that were made during Calendar Year 2000. The list identifies the Recall Number that was assigned to the recall by NHTSA after the agency received the manufacturer's notification of the defect or noncompliance under 49 CFR Part 573. After December 31, 2001, NHTSA will publish a comparable list of all defect and noncompliance decisions affecting nonconforming imported vehicles that are made during the current calendar year.
Authority:
49 U.S.C. 30147(a)(2); 49 CFR 593.8; delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.50 and 501.8.
Issued on: May 7, 2001.
Marilynne Jacobs,
Director Office of Vehicle Safety, Compliance.
ANNEX A
Calendar Year 2000 Recalls Affecting Vehicles Imported by Registered Importers
Make
Model
Year
Recall No.
AUDI
A6
2000
00V137000
BLUE BIRD
TC2000
1993
00V321000
BMW
323I
2000
00V048000
BMW
540I
2000
00V048000
BMW
K1200RS
1998
00V264000
BMW
K1200RS
1998
00V266000
BMW
M5
2000
00V048000
BMW
X5
2000
00V010000
BMW
X5
2001
00V261000
BMW
X5
2001
00V341000
BUICK
CENTURY
1998
99V356000
BUICK
CENTURY
1999
99V356000
BUICK
CENTURY
2000
00V143000
BUICK
CENTURY
2000
00V160000
BUICK
CENTURY
2000
00V228003
BUICK
CENTURY
2000
00V371000
BUICK
CENTURY
2001
00V228003
BUICK
CENTURY
2001
00V371000
BUICK
LESABRE
2000
00V114000
BUICK
LESABRE
2000
99V355000
BUICK
PARK AVENUE
1997
00V117000
BUICK
PARK AVENUE
1998
00V117000
BUICK
REGAL
1989
00V189000
BUICK
REGAL
1990
00V189000
BUICK
REGAL
1991
00V189000
BUICK
REGAL
1995
00V171000
BUICK
REGAL
1998
99V356000
BUICK
REGAL
1999
99V356000
BUICK
REGAL
2000
00V143000
BUICK
REGAL
2000
00V160000
BUICK
REGAL
2000
00V228003
BUICK
REGAL
2000
00V371000
BUICK
RIVIERA
1995
00V057000
CADILLAC
DEVILLE
2000
00V021000
CADILLAC
DEVILLE
2000
00V114000
CADILLAC
ESCALADE
1999
00V122000
CADILLAC
ESCALADE
1999
00V153000
CADILLAC
ESCALADE
2000
00V153000
CADILLAC
SEVILLE
2000
00V114000
CHEVROLET
BLAZER
1998
00V202000
CHEVROLET
BLAZER
2000
00V228003
CHEVROLET
BLAZER
2001
00V228003
CHEVROLET
CAVALIER
1998
00V053000
CHEVROLET
CAVALIER
2000
00V201000
CHEVROLET
CORVETTE
1997
00V111000
CHEVROLET
CORVETTE
1998
00V111000
CHEVROLET
CORVETTE
1999
00V111000
CHEVROLET
CORVETTE
2000
00V111000
CHEVROLET
EXPRESS
1999
00V085000
CHEVROLET
EXPRESS
2000
00V085000
CHEVROLET
IMPALA
2000
00V228003
CHEVROLET
IMPALA
2000
00V371000
CHEVROLET
IMPALA
2001
00V228003
CHEVROLET
IMPALA
2001
00V244000
CHEVROLET
IMPALA
2001
00V371000
CHEVROLET
LUMINA
1990
00V189000
CHEVROLET
LUMINA
1991
00V189000
CHEVROLET
MONTE CARLO
2000
00V228003
CHEVROLET
MONTE CARLO
2001
00V228003
CHEVROLET
MONTE CARLO
2001
00V244000
CHEVROLET
S10
1997
00V069000
CHEVROLET
S10
1997
00V069200
CHEVROLET
S10
1997
00V159000
CHEVROLET
S10
1998
00V159000
CHEVROLET
S10
1998
00V202000
CHEVROLET
S10
2000
00V228003
CHEVROLET
S10
2000
00V258001
CHEVROLET
S10
2001
00V228003
CHEVROLET
SILVERADO
1999
00X001000
CHEVROLET
SILVERADO
2000
00V055000
CHEVROLET
SILVERADO
2000
00X001000
CHEVROLET
SUBURBAN
1999
00V122000
CHEVROLET
SUBURBAN
2000
00V222000
CHEVROLET
SUBURBAN
2000
00V343000
CHEVROLET
SUBURBAN
2001
00V343000
CHEVROLET
TAHOE
1999
00V122000
CHEVROLET
TAHOE
2000
00V343000
CHEVROLET
TAHOE
2001
00V343000
CHEVROLET
VENTURE
2000
00V228003
CHEVROLET
VENTURE
2001
00V228003
CHRYSLER
300M
1999
00V034000
CHRYSLER
300M
2000
00V033000
CHRYSLER
300M
2000
00V034000
CHRYSLER
300M
2000
00V366000
CHRYSLER
300M
2001
00V366000
CHRYSLER
CIRRUS
2000
00V196000
CHRYSLER
CIRRUS
2000
00V366000
CHRYSLER
CONCORDE
1999
00V034000
CHRYSLER
CONCORDE
2000
00V180000
CHRYSLER
CONCORDE
2000
00V366000
CHRYSLER
LHS
1999
00V034000
CHRYSLER
LHS
2000
00V033000
CHRYSLER
LHS
2000
00V034000
CHRYSLER
LHS
2000
00V366000
CHRYSLER
PT CRUISER
2001
00V366000
CHRYSLER
SEBRING
2001
00V299002
CHRYSLER
SEBRING
2001
00V306000
CHRYSLER
SEBRING
2001
00V320002
CHRYSLER
SEBRING
2001
00V366000
DODGE
CARAVAN
1993
00V305000
DODGE
CARAVAN
1994
00V305000
DODGE
DAKOTA
1991
00V106000
DODGE
DAKOTA
1992
00V106000
DODGE
DAKOTA
1997
00V193000
DODGE
DAKOTA
1997
00V198000
DODGE
DAKOTA
1997
00V199000
DODGE
DAKOTA
1998
00V193000
DODGE
DAKOTA
1998
00V198000
DODGE
DAKOTA
1999
00V193000
DODGE
DAKOTA
1999
00V198000
DODGE
DAKOTA
2000
00V193000
DODGE
DAKOTA
2000
00V197000
DODGE
DAKOTA
2000
00V198000
DODGE
DAKOTA
2001
00V366000
DODGE
DURANGO
2001
00V366000
DODGE
GRAND CARAVAN
1993
00V305000
DODGE
GRAND CARAVAN
1994
00V305000
DODGE
INTREPID
1999
00V034000
DODGE
INTREPID
2000
00V033000
DODGE
INTREPID
2000
00V034000
DODGE
INTREPID
2000
00V180000
DODGE
INTREPID
2000
00V366000
DODGE
INTREPID
2001
00V366000
DODGE
NEON
2000
00V194000
DODGE
NEON
2000
00V366000
DODGE
NEON
2001
00V366000
DODGE
NEON
2001
00V415000
DODGE
RAM
1994
00V135000
DODGE
RAM
1995
00V135000
DODGE
RAM
1996
00V135000
DODGE
RAM
1998
00V107000
DODGE
RAM
1999
00V107000
DODGE
RAM
2000
00V007000
DODGE
RAM
2000
00V107000
DODGE
RAM
2001
00V307000
DODGE
RAM
2001
00V366000
DODGE
STRATUS
2000
00V196000
DODGE
STRATUS
2000
00V366000
DODGE
VIPER
2000
00V366000
DODGE
VIPER
2001
00V366000
FERRARI
360 MODENA
1999
00V078000
FERRARI
360 MODENA
1999
00V098000
FERRARI
360 MODENA
1999
00V099000
FERRARI
360 MODENA
1999
00V340000
FERRARI
360 MODENA
2000
00V340000
FERRARI
360 MODENA F1
1999
00V098000
FERRARI
360 MODENA F1
1999
00V099000
FERRARI
360 MODENA F1
1999
00V340000
FERRARI
360 MODENA F1
2000
00V340000
FORD
CONTOUR
1996
00V075000
FORD
CONTOUR
1997
00V075000
FORD
CONTOUR
1998
00V075000
FORD
CONTOUR
1998
00V350000
FORD
CONTOUR
1999
00V075001
FORD
CONTOUR
1999
00V350000
FORD
CROWN VICTORIA
1996
00V157001
FORD
CROWN VICTORIA
1996
00V157002
FORD
CROWN VICTORIA
1997
00V157001
FORD
CROWN VICTORIA
1997
00V157002
FORD
CROWN VICTORIA
1998
00V157001
FORD
CROWN VICTORIA
1998
00V157002
FORD
CROWN VICTORIA
1998
00V200000
FORD
CROWN VICTORIA
1999
00V157001
FORD
CROWN VICTORIA
1999
00V157002
FORD
CROWN VICTORIA
1999
00V200000
FORD
CROWN VICTORIA
2000
00V157001
FORD
CROWN VICTORIA
2000
00V157002
FORD
CROWN VICTORIA
2000
00V200000
FORD
CROWN VICTORIA
2001
00V270000
FORD
CROWN VICTORIA
2001
00V412000
FORD
E350
1999
00V115000
FORD
E350
2000
00V115000
FORD
ECONOLINE
1999
00V115000
FORD
ECONOLINE
2000
00V115000
FORD
ESCAPE
2001
00V210001
FORD
ESCAPE
2001
00V223001
FORD
ESCAPE
2001
00V260001
FORD
ESCAPE
2001
00V277001
FORD
ESCAPE
2001
00V387002
FORD
ESCORT
2000
00V228001
FORD
EXPEDITION
1997
00V073000
FORD
EXPEDITION
1997
00V168000
FORD
EXPEDITION
1998
00V073000
FORD
EXPEDITION
1998
00V168000
FORD
EXPEDITION
1999
00V073000
FORD
EXPEDITION
2000
00V073000
FORD
EXPLORER
1995
00V402000
FORD
EXPLORER
1996
00V402000
FORD
EXPLORER
1997
00V168000
FORD
EXPLORER
1997
00V402000
FORD
EXPLORER
1998
00V168000
FORD
EXPLORER
1999
00V072000
FORD
EXPLORER
2000
00V072000
FORD
EXPLORER
2000
00V179000
FORD
EXPLORER
2000
00V228001
FORD
F150
1997
00V168000
FORD
F150
1997
00V231000
FORD
F150
1998
00V168000
FORD
F150
2000
00V228001
FORD
F150
2001
00V348000
FORD
F250
1997
00V231000
FORD
F250
2000
00V228001
FORD
FOCUS
2000
00V218000
FORD
FOCUS
2000
00V302000
FORD
FOCUS
2000
00V303000
FORD
FOCUS
2000
00V411000
FORD
MUSTANG
1994
00V349000
FORD
MUSTANG
1995
00V349000
FORD
MUSTANG
1996
00V349000
FORD
MUSTANG
1997
00V349000
FORD
MUSTANG
1998
00V349000
FORD
MUSTANG
1999
00V349000
FORD
MUSTANG
2000
00V349000
FORD
MUSTANG
2001
00V349000
FORD
MUSTANG GT
2000
00V355000
FORD
NAVIGATOR
1998
00V168000
FORD
RANGER
2000
00V228001
FORD
TAURUS
2000
00V242000
FORD
TAURUS
2001
00V240000
FORD
WINDSTAR
1996
00V168000
FORD
WINDSTAR
1997
00V168000
FORD
WINDSTAR
1998
00V168000
FORD
WINDSTAR
2000
00V020000
FORD
WINDSTAR
2000
00V164000
FORD
WINDSTAR
2000
00V228001
FORD
WINDSTAR
2001
00V270000
FORD
WINDSTAR
2001
00V412000
FREIGHTLINER
ARGOSY
2000
00V081000
FREIGHTLINER
ARGOSY
2000
00V082000
FREIGHTLINER
ARGOSY
2000
00V232002
FREIGHTLINER
CENTURY
1997
00V232002
FREIGHTLINER
CENTURY
2000
00V081000
FREIGHTLINER
CENTURY
2000
00V131004
FREIGHTLINER
CENTURY
2000
00V232002
FREIGHTLINER
STERLING
1999
00V232002
GMC
DENALI
1999
00V122000
GMC
JIMMY
2000
00V228003
GMC
SAVANA
1999
00V085000
GMC
SAVANA
2000
00V085000
GMC
SIERRA
1999
00X001000
GMC
SIERRA
2000
00V055000
GMC
SIERRA
2000
00X001000
GMC
SONOMA
1998
00V220000
GMC
SONOMA
2000
00V258001
GMC
SUBURBAN
1999
00V122000
GMC
SUBURBAN
2000
00V222000
GMC
YUKON
1999
00V122000
GMC
YUKON
2000
00V343000
GMC
YUKON
2001
00V343000
GMC
YUKON XL
2000
00V343000
GMC
YUKON XL
2001
00V343000
HONDA
ACCORD
2000
00V184000
HONDA
CBR929RR
2000
00V257000
HONDA
ODYSSEY
1999
00V119000
HONDA
ODYSSEY
1999
00V183000
HONDA
ODYSSEY
2000
00V119000
HONDA
ODYSSEY
2000
00V183000
HONDA
S2000
2000
00V016000
HONDA
S2000
2000
00V316000
HYUNDAI
ELANTRA
2000
00V259001
HYUNDAI
ELANTRA
2000
00V259002
HYUNDAI
TIBURON
1997
00V095002
INFINITI
QX4
2001
00V410000
INTERNATIONAL
2000
1999
00V176000
INTERNATIONAL
2000
1999
00V232001
INTERNATIONAL
2000
1999
00V246105
INTERNATIONAL
2000
1999
00V246205
INTERNATIONAL
9200
1999
00V149000
INTERNATIONAL
9300
1998
00V149000
INTERNATIONAL
9300
1999
00V149000
INTERNATIONAL
9400
2000
00V149000
INTERNATIONAL
9900
2000
00V149000
JAGUAR
S–TYPE
2000
00V228004
JAGUAR
S–TYPE
2000
00V359002
JEEP
CHEROKEE
1996
00V136000
JEEP
CHEROKEE
1997
00V105000
JEEP
CHEROKEE
1997
00V136000
JEEP
CHEROKEE
1998
00V105000
JEEP
CHEROKEE
1998
00V136000
JEEP
CHEROKEE
1999
00V105000
JEEP
CHEROKEE
1999
00V136000
JEEP
CHEROKEE
2001
00V366000
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
1996
00V136000
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
1997
00V136000
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
1998
00V136000
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
1999
00V034000
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
2000
00V034000
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
2000
00V195000
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
2001
00V366000
JEEP
WRANGLER
2001
00V366000
KAWASAKI
NINJA
2000
00V365000
KAWASAKI
NINJA
2000
00V384000
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
1999
00V142001
LINCOLN
LS
2000
00V359001
LINCOLN
LS
2001
00V359001
LINCOLN
NAVIGATOR
1997
00V073000
LINCOLN
NAVIGATOR
1998
00V073000
LINCOLN
NAVIGATOR
1999
00V073000
LINCOLN
NAVIGATOR
2000
00V073000
LINCOLN
TOWN CAR
1996
00V157001
LINCOLN
TOWN CAR
1996
00V157002
LINCOLN
TOWN CAR
1997
00V157001
LINCOLN
TOWN CAR
1997
00V157002
LINCOLN
TOWN CAR
1998
00V157001
LINCOLN
TOWN CAR
1998
00V157002
LINCOLN
TOWN CAR
1998
00V200000
LINCOLN
TOWN CAR
1999
00V157001
LINCOLN
TOWN CAR
1999
00V157002
LINCOLN
TOWN CAR
1999
00V200000
LINCOLN
TOWN CAR
2000
00V157001
LINCOLN
TOWN CAR
2000
00V157002
LINCOLN
TOWN CAR
2000
00V200000
LINCOLN
TOWN CAR
2000
00V228001
LINCOLN
TOWN CAR
2000
00V368000
MACK
CH
1990
00V019003
MACK
CH
1993
00V019003
MACK
MR
1999
00V230003
MAZDA
626
1994
99V358000
MAZDA
626
1998
00V134000
MAZDA
MIATA
1995
00V004000
MAZDA
MIATA
1999
00V032000
MAZDA
MPV
2000
00V113001
MAZDA
MX6
1994
99V358000
MAZDA
PROTEGE
1995
00V118000
MAZDA
PROTEGE
1999
00V301000
MAZDA
TRIBUTE
2001
00V210002
MAZDA
TRIBUTE
2001
00V223002
MAZDA
TRIBUTE
2001
00V260002
MAZDA
TRIBUTE
2001
00V277002
MAZDA
TRIBUTE
2001
00V387001
MERCURY
COUGAR
1999
00V075001
MERCURY
COUGAR
2000
00V075001
MERCURY
GRAND MARQUIS
1996
00V157001
MERCURY
GRAND MARQUIS
1996
00V157002
MERCURY
GRAND MARQUIS
1997
00V157001
MERCURY
GRAND MARQUIS
1997
00V157002
MERCURY
GRAND MARQUIS
1998
00V157001
MERCURY
GRAND MARQUIS
1998
00V157002
MERCURY
GRAND MARQUIS
1998
00V200000
MERCURY
GRAND MARQUIS
1999
00V157001
MERCURY
GRAND MARQUIS
1999
00V157002
MERCURY
GRAND MARQUIS
1999
00V200000
MERCURY
GRAND MARQUIS
2000
00V157001
MERCURY
GRAND MARQUIS
2000
00V157002
MERCURY
GRAND MARQUIS
2000
00V200000
MERCURY
MYSTIQUE
1996
00V075000
MERCURY
MYSTIQUE
1997
00V075000
MERCURY
MYSTIQUE
1998
00V075000
MERCURY
VILLAGER
1999
00V292001
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
1992
00V311001
NAVISTAR
2674
1999
00V022000
NISSAN
FRONTIER
2000
00V288000
NISSAN
QUEST
1999
00V292002
NISSAN
SENTRA
1996
00V063000
NISSAN
XTERRA
2000
00V288000
OLDSMOBILE
ALERO
1999
00V140000
OLDSMOBILE
ALERO
2000
00V140000
OLDSMOBILE
AURORA
1995
00V057000
OLDSMOBILE
AURORA
2001
00V114000
OLDSMOBILE
CUTLASS SUPREME
1995
00V171000
OLDSMOBILE
CUTLASS SUPREME
1996
00V171000
OLDSMOBILE
INTRIGUE
1998
00V044000
OLDSMOBILE
INTRIGUE
1999
00V044000
OLDSMOBILE
INTRIGUE
2000
00V114000
OLDSMOBILE
INTRIGUE
2000
00V228003
OLDSMOBILE
SILHOUETTE
2000
00V228003
OLDSMOBILE
SILHOUETTE
2001
00V228003
PETERBILT
320
1999
00V027000
PLYMOUTH
GRAND VOYAGER
1993
00V305000
PLYMOUTH
GRAND VOYAGER
1994
00V305000
PLYMOUTH
PROWLER
2000
00V366000
PLYMOUTH
VOYAGER
1993
00V305000
PLYMOUTH
VOYAGER
1994
00V305000
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
2000
00V114000
PONTIAC
GRAND AM
1999
00V140000
PONTIAC
GRAND AM
2000
00V116000
PONTIAC
GRAND AM
2000
00V140000
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
1989
00V189000
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
1991
00V189000
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
2000
00V228003
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
2001
00V228003
PONTIAC
MONTANA
2000
00V228003
PONTIAC
MONTANA
2001
00V228003
PORSCHE
911
1999
00V109000
PORSCHE
911
2000
00V109000
PORSCHE
911 CARRERA
1999
00V109000
PREVOST
H3–40
1992
00V389000
PREVOST
H3–41
1997
00V389000
PREVOST
H3–41
1998
00V389000
PREVOST
H3–45
1997
00V389000
PREVOST
H3–45
1998
00V389000
PREVOST
H3–45
1999
00V133000
PREVOST
H3–45
1999
00V389000
PREVOST
H3–45
1999
00V407001
PREVOST
H3–45
2000
00V133000
PREVOST
H3–45
2000
00V342000
PREVOST
H3–45
2000
00V389000
SUZUKI
SIDEKICK
1997
00V008000
TOYOTA
AVALON
2000
00V154000
TOYOTA
CAMRY
2000
00V154000
TOYOTA
CAMRY
2000
00V252000
TOYOTA
COROLLA
2000
00V252000
TOYOTA
ECHO
2000
00V252000
TOYOTA
ECHO
2000
00V256000
TOYOTA
SOLARA
2000
00V154000
TOYOTA
TACOMA
2000
00V252000
TOYOTA
TUNDRA
2000
00V103000
VOLKSWAGEN
EUROVAN
1993
00V039000
VOLKSWAGEN
GOLF
2000
00V280000
VOLKSWAGEN
GOLF
2001
00V280000
VOLVO
ACL
1997
00V002002
VOLVO
S80
1999
00V238000
VOLVO
S80
2000
00V238000
VOLVO
V70
2000
00V239000
VOLVO
VN
1999
00V246106
VOLVO
WCL
1989
00V019001
VOLVO
WIA
1993
00V019001