Product Recalls in 2003

820 recalls issued this year

216

CPSC

0

FDA Food

0

FDA Drug

604

NHTSA

NHTSA Ongoing

PACCAR/PETERBILT/BRAKES/STEERING

September 16, 2003 PACCAR, INCORPORATED 111 units
NHTSA Ongoing

GM/LOWER BALL JOINT BOOT INTERFERENCE

September 16, 2003 GENERAL MOTORS CORP. 41,477 units
NHTSA Ongoing

MID BUS/FMVSS 131/4 LIGHT WARNING SYSTEM

September 12, 2003 MID BUS CORPORATION 170 units
NHTSA Ongoing

GULF STREAM/T-1CIRCUIT BREAKER

September 12, 2003 GULF STREAM COACH INC. 1,699 units
NHTSA Ongoing

GULF STREAM/TRAILER HITCH

September 11, 2003 GULF STREAM COACH INC. 63 units
CPSC Ongoing

CPSC, DesignPac Inc. Announce Recall of Easter Oil Lamps

September 10, 2003 DesignPac Inc., of Northlake, Ill. 500 units
CPSC Ongoing

CPSC, L.M. Becker & Co. Inc. Announce Recall of Toy Necklaces

September 10, 2003 L.M. Becker and Co. Inc., of Kimberly, Wis. 1.4 million units
CPSC Ongoing

CPSC, OnQ Technologies Announce Recall of Telephone Line-Sharing Devices

September 10, 2003 OnQ Technologies, of Middletown, Pa. 3,000 units
CPSC Ongoing

CPSC, SunTech Enterprises Inc. Announce Recall Baby Walkers

September 10, 2003 SunTech Enterprises Inc., City of Commerce, Calif. About 4,100 units
CPSC Ongoing

CPSC, Swimways Corp. Announce Recall of Swim Trainers

September 10, 2003 Swimways Corp., of Virginia Beach, Va. About 3,400 units
CPSC Ongoing

CPSC, Weber-Stephen Products Announce Recall of Gas Grills

September 10, 2003 Weber-Stephen Products Co., of Palatine, Ill. 43,000 (Summit); 1,450 (Vieluxe) units
CPSC Ongoing

CPSC, Essex PB&R Announce Recall of Plus 10® Fire Escape Hoods

September 8, 2003 Essex PB&R Corp., of Edwardsville, Ill. 2,000 units
NHTSA Ongoing

SMITH/SPRING BRAKE CONTROL VALVE

September 8, 2003 SMITH CO MANUFACTURING 995 units
NHTSA Ongoing

SCHIEN/SPRING BRAKE CONTROL VALVE

September 8, 2003 SCHIEN EQUIPMENT, INC. 153 units
NHTSA Ongoing

WARREN/SPRING BRAKE CONTROL VALVE

September 8, 2003 WARREN MANUFACTURING, INC. 144 units
NHTSA Ongoing

WILKENS/SPRING BRAKE CONTROL VALVE

September 8, 2003 WILKENS INDUSTRIES, INC. 505 units
NHTSA Ongoing

MID CONTINENT/SPRING BRAKE CONTROL VALVE

September 8, 2003 MID CONTINENT TRUCK SALES INC. 52 units
NHTSA Ongoing

BMW MOTORCYCLES/BRAKE HOSE

September 4, 2003 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE 1,397 units
NHTSA Ongoing

BMW/ENGINE OIL FILTER DRAIN PLUG

September 4, 2003 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE 2,400 units
NHTSA Ongoing

FREIGHTLINER/STEERING INPUT SHAFT

September 4, 2003 FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION 153 units
NHTSA Ongoing

IC (AMTRAN)/BRAKE HOSES

September 4, 2003 IC CORPORATION 75 units
NHTSA Ongoing

GM/HAZARD WARNING SWITCH

September 4, 2003 GENERAL MOTORS CORP. 670,740 units
CPSC Ongoing

CPSC, GE Interlogix Announce Recall of Smoke Detectors

September 3, 2003 GE Interlogix (GEI), of Tualatin, Ore. 14,000 units
CPSC Ongoing

CPSC, Life Fitness Announce Recall to Repair Treadmills

September 3, 2003 Life Fitness Division of Brunswick Corporation, of Franklin Park, Ill. 2,800 units
NHTSA Ongoing

HYUNDAI/AIRBAG OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SENSOR

August 29, 2003 HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 75 units
CPSC Ongoing

CPSC, IBM and LiteOn Technology Announce Expansion of Previously Announced Recall of Computer Monitors

August 29, 2003 LiteOn Technology, of Taipei, Taiwan 63,000 (in addition, 56,000 monitors were recalled in 2003) units
NHTSA Ongoing

COLLINS/WHEELCHAIR ANCHORAGE POCKETS

August 29, 2003 COLLINS BUS CORPORATION 16 units
NHTSA Ongoing

FORD/FMVSS 121/AIR BRAKES

August 29, 2003 FORD MOTOR COMPANY 97 units
NHTSA Ongoing

THOR/FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS/TRAILER SWAY

August 29, 2003 THOR CALIFORNIA, INC. 38 units
NHTSA Ongoing

WABASH/SPRING BRAKE CONTROL VALVE

August 29, 2003 WABASH NATIONAL CORP. 9,517 units
NHTSA Ongoing

HYUNDAI OF AMERICA/INSRUMENT PANEL/AIRBAG DEPLOYME

August 29, 2003 HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 49 units
NHTSA Ongoing

INTERNATIONAL/AIR SUPPLY HOSE

August 28, 2003 INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION 686 units
NHTSA Ongoing

STARCRAFT/REAR BED COLLAPSES

August 26, 2003 STARCRAFT RV, INC. 2,966 units
NHTSA Ongoing

WILSON/SPRING BRAKE CONTROL VALVE

August 26, 2003 WILSON TRAILER COMPANY 5 units
NHTSA Ongoing

SUPERIOR/SPRING BRAKE CONTROL VALVE

August 25, 2003 SUPERIOR TRLR WORKS CORP. 508 units
NHTSA Ongoing

GENERAL TRAILER/SPRING BRAKE CONTROL VALVUE

August 25, 2003 GENERAL TRAILER PARTS LLC 57 units
NHTSA Ongoing

NISSAN/ALLOY WHEEL CRACKS

August 25, 2003 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. 31,700 units
NHTSA Ongoing

ST&E/SPRING BRAKE CONTROL VALVE

August 25, 2003 ST&E FABRICATION LLC 48 units
NHTSA Ongoing

YAMAHA/MOTORCYCLES/REAR WHEEL LOCK UP

August 25, 2003 YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA 29,139 units
NHTSA Ongoing

SPARTA/SPRING BRAKE CONTROL VALVE

August 25, 2003 SPARTA MANUFACTURING CORP. 195 units
NHTSA Ongoing

HARMON/SPRING BRAKE CONTROL VALVE

August 25, 2003 HARMON TANK CO., INC. 94 units
NHTSA Ongoing

ROBIE/SPRING BRAKE CONTROL VALVE

August 25, 2003 ROBIE TRAILERS 8 units
NHTSA Ongoing

VOLVO TRUCKS/SERVICE BRAKE STATUS FUNCTIONS

August 25, 2003 VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC 3,426 units
NHTSA Ongoing

MADRID/SPRING BRAKE CONTROL VALVE

August 25, 2003 MADRID MANUFACTURING INC. 238 units
NHTSA Ongoing

EAST/SPRING BRAKE CONTROL VALVE

August 25, 2003 EAST MANUFACTURING CORP. 5,137 units
NHTSA Ongoing

PACCAR/FAN HUB MOUNTING BOLTS

August 22, 2003 PACCAR, INCORPORATED 1,858 units
NHTSA Ongoing

VOLVO/FMVSS 110/TIRE PRESSURE LABEL INCORRECT

August 22, 2003 VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. 3,499 units
NHTSA Ongoing

FLEETWOOD/DOOR ENTRY ELECTRIC POWER

August 22, 2003 FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. 1,273 units
NHTSA Ongoing

SUBARU/FUEL FILLER HOSE CLAMP

August 22, 2003 SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. 7,874 units
CPSC Ongoing

CPSC, Academy Sports and Outdoors Announce Recall of Propane Heaters

August 21, 2003 Academy Sports and Outdoors, of Katy, Texas About 40,400 units