DETROIT - U.S. safety regulators have opened preliminary investigations into complaints about vehicles that could influence of Nissan Motor Co Ltd, Chrysler LLC and General Motors co, the more than 700,000 cars.
A preliminary study is the first step in a process that can cause the callback, if regulators determine that a security aspect of a manufacturer needs to be addressed.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that the probe in an estimated 440,000 Nissan Altima in 2007 and 2008 concerns a possible leak in the master cylinder cars from model years, which could reduce the effectiveness of the brakes.
NHTSA said that it had received 20 complaints from Altima drivers. Of these supposedly two reducing brake effectiveness while 18 only lighting of the stop lamp warning reported.
The Agency said that it in 2007 and 2008 potentially affect 222,500 vehicles Wrangler from model years also Chrysler's Jeep, of airbag light lighting, indicating an airbag Clockspring error was investigated.
A Clockspring is a coil under the steering wheel, the an electrical connection to the managed the air bag on the driver's side. A broken circuit can mean that the air bag is not inflated.
NHTSA said it 29 complaints of jeep drivers had received. Of these cabling Assembly identified as the cause of the problem, while only the airbag light said the other six was been illuminated 23 Clockspring.
14 Holder contacted six belonged said the right hand drive versions by postal carriers used.
A third probe covers that GM 2007 aura, 65,105 cars, via a gear shift cable that could fail causing Saturn not to fully to engage the park equipment, potentially affect.
The Agency said it eight complaints claimed that the transmission shift cable which the vehicle roll away, move, or speed up with the shifter in the park or in the opposite direction as the driver determined to speed up failed to.
NHTSA no crashes or injuries in the context of the reported problems open.
Spokesman for the three companies said that the car manufacturers were fully cooperates with the investigation.
Copyright 2011 Thomson Reuters.
0 коммент.:
Post a Comment