Do you own a vehicle with an "after market" sunroof added into the roof? If so, do you own one of these lemon Webasto Hollandia sunroofs?
| Equipment Brand Name / Part No. or Model No.: | | Production Dates: |
| WEBASTO HOLLANDIA 600 | | Information not Available |
| WEBASTO HOLLANDIA 700 | | Information not Available |
| WEBASTO HOLLANDIA TVS 900 | | Information not Available |
| Manufacturer: RM STROPP CO. | Mfr's Report Date: JUL 28, 2011 |
| NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 11V391000 | NHTSA Action Number: EQ10007 |
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| Component: VISIBILITY:SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: 5 |
Summary:
 WEBASTO PRODUCT NORTH AMERICA, INC. (WEBASTO) IS RECALLING CERTAIN HOLLANDIA 700 AND 600 SERIES AND HOLLANDIA TVS 900 SERIES SUNROOFS INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BY RM STROPP CO. ON VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE ADHESIVE BOND BETWEEN THE GLASS AND THE METAL FRAME CAN DEBOND INCREASING THE RISK THAT THE SUNROOF GLASS WOULD SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. COMPLETE GLASS-TO-FRAME DEBONDING CAN DEVELOP GRADUALLY AND MAY BE EVIDENCED BY METAL CORROSION AROUND THE SUNROOF FRAME, WIND NOISE, VIBRATION, VISUAL BOND SEPARATION AND/OR WATER LEAKAGE. |
Consequence:
IN THE EVENT OF A SEPARATION, THE FALLING GLASS COULD CREATE A ROAD HAZARD OR STRIKE A TRAILING VEHICLE, AND CAUSE A CRASH. |
Remedy:
WEBASTO, THE MANUFACTURER OF THE SUNROOFS, WILL BE PERFORMING THE SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN. OWNERS WHO HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS HAVING AN AFFECTED SUNROOF INSTALLED IN THEIR VEHICLE WILL RECEIVE A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM WEBASTO. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 8, 2010. IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF YOUR VEHICLE IS AFFECTED, PLEASE REVIEW THE LIST OF VEHICLES PROVIDED TO US BY RM STROPP CO. BY CLICKING ON THE HYPERLINK AFFECTED VEHICLE LISTOR YOU MAY VISIT WEBASTO'S WEBSITE AT WWW.SUNROOFCHECK.COM. YOU CAN ALSO CALL WEBASTO TOLL-FREE AT 1-888-749-8632. |
Notes:
OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV . WEBASTO, THE MANUFACTURER OF THE SUNROOFS, WILL BE PERFORMING THE SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN. OWNERS WHO HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS HAVING AN AFFECTED SUNROOF INSTALLED IN THEIR VEHICLE WILL RECEIVE A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM WEBASTO. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING SEPTEMBER 2010. IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF YOUR VEHICLE IS AFFECTED, PLEASE REVIEW THE LIST OF VEHICLES PROVIDED TO US BY VIP DISTRIBUTING CO. BY CLICKING ON THE HYPERLINK "AFFECTED VEHICLE LIST" OR YOU MAY VISIT WEBASTO'S WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.SUNROOFCHECK. YOU CAN ALSO CALL WEBASTO TOLL-FREE AT 1-888-749-8632. |
If you own a car or truck or van with one of these dangerously defective sunroofs, contact Webasto or your installing dealer right away. If they won't take care of you, we can. Making dealers and manufacturers pay for their manufacturing and installation mistakes is what we do. Making them pay for our time? Well, that's only fair - after all, they build the lemon in the first place. Call us on our toll free lemon law line today, 1.888.331.6422, or
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