PRODUCT RECALLS THE SGS PUBLICATION GATHERING CONSUMER PRODUCT RECALLS IN THE EU, IN THE USA AND IN AUSTRALIA CONSUMER TESTING SERVICES (CTS) 16 – 31 MAY 2010 CONTENTS AUTOMOTIVE Pages 1 to 21 Motor Vehicle (36) Child Safety Seat (0) Motor Vehicle Equipment (5) AUTO: MOTOR VEHICLE NOTIFYING PRODUCT DANGER MEASURES ADOPTED COUNTRY AUSTRALIA Ford—Certain Territory Genuine Ford Accessory HAZARDS CONSUMERS ACTION Carpet Mats The Driver's carpet mat may Owners of affected mats PRODUCT DESCRIPTION interfere with the accelerator should, as soon as possible, The affected Ford Genuine Accessory Carpet pedal and could potentially arrange with an Authorised Mat set can be identified by its black colour, result in the engine not Ford Dealer for the driver's silver "TERRITORY" embossing and rubber spike returning to idle. mat to be replaced. Until the type backing material. It has a Ford part number DEFECTS Safety Recall Service is complete the driver's carpet 5R7J A13002 AA and has been sold through The affected carpet mat in Authorised Ford Dealers since June 2009. mat should be removed from the driver's footwell may the driver's footwell area. For IDENTIFYING FEATURES interfere with the accelorator further information, contact Campaign Number: S1008 pedal. any Authorised Ford Dealer TARGET NUMBER: 4990 or Ford's Customer SUPPLIER Relationship Centre on 1800 503 672. Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited No picture available. AUSTRALIA Lamborghini—MY 2007-2008 Murciélago Coupè HAZARDS CONSUMERS ACTION and Roadster (version LP640) Vehicle Malfunction Please contact an authorized PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DEFECTS Lamborghini Dealer or Model Year 2006 and Model Year 2008 Service Point without delay In rare cases, stress to arrange an appointment. Lamborghini Murcielago (Version LP640) generated by the back and IDENTIFYING FEATURES forth movement of gasoline If you detect the fuel odour inside the fuel tank during or fuel on the ground, please Vin Range: ZHWBE37S07LA02104- contact your Lamborghini ZHWBE37M08LA03202 lateral and longitudinal accelerations, accompanied dealer to get your vehicle TARGET NUMBER:19 towed. Campaign Numbers: by vertical vibration could Murcielago- L824-R.01.10 cause detachment of one or Lamborghini will replace the Murcielago Roadster - L825-R.01.10 more spot welds holding the fuel tank and this operation fuel pump support inside the will take maximum 2 SUPPLIER fuel tank. A slow fuel leak business days. This work will Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A could develop at the be carried out at no charge to No picture available. detached spot weld. you. AUSTRALIA Mistsubishi—Triton vehicles HAZARDS CONSUMERS ACTION PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Bolts may become loose in Mistubishi will be contacting All Triton vehicles manufactured between service resulting in excessive all owners via mail on 11 October 2006 and 20 January 2009. suspension noise (knocking) June 2010 at their last known The manufactured date of early vehicles can be and in the worst case the ball address. Owners will be found on the vehicle data plate attached to the joint may become detached requested to contact their drivers side of the firewall in the engine bay and from the suspension arm authorised Mitsubishi dealer on later vehicles an adhesive label is attached to resulting in the vehicle being for inspection and the B pillar of the passenger door opening. unable to be driven. retensioning of the ball joint retaining bolts. IDENTIFYING FEATURES DEFECTS Campaign Number: 010051 During Manufacture the bolts Target Number: 42,525 attaching the ball joints to the front suspension upper arms SUPPLIER on either side of the vehicle Mitsubishi Motors Australia Ltd may not have been installed No picture available. with sufficient tightening torque. Page 2 < BACK TO CONTENTS AUTO: MOTOR VEHICLE NOTIFYING PRODUCT DANGER MEASURES ADOPTED COUNTRY AUSTRALIA Toyota—LEXUS LS460 and LS600hL—Steering HAZARDS CONSUMERS ACTION Control ECU Replacement Vehicle malfunction All owners of affected PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DEFECTS vehicles will be contacted LEXUS LS460 and LS600hL initially by phone to explain On certain Lexus LS460 and the situation.All vehicles IDENTIFYING FEATURES LS600hL vehicles the involved in this campaign will Target Number: 37 Steering Control ECU have the affected steering programming for the Variable control computer (ECU) Gear Ratio Steering (VGRS) No picture available. replaced. Additionally all system can result in the owners of affected vehicles steering wheel becoming off- will receive a personal centre by a maximum of up visitation from a Lexus to 90 degrees under certain representative to explain the limited driving conditions condition and as well as the such as when conducting a U driving conditions under -Turn or accelerating quickly which thecondition may following a sharp turn. If the occur. This customer driver has fully turned the visitation will commence on steering wheel to full lock and Monday 24th May 2010. then very quickly attempts to turn it back to the centre position, the steering wheel may temporarily become off- centred before automatically returning to the centre position within 1-5 seconds. AUSTRALIA Ford—Ford Focus TDCi—Exhaust Heat Shield HAZARDS CONSUMERS ACTION Fitment Non-fitment of an exhaust Ford will write to owners of PRODUCT DESCRIPTION heat shield could result in affected vehicles at their last Certain Ford Focus TDCi models fitted with a heat related durability issues. known address. For further Diesel engine and built from march 28, 2007 to DEFECTS information, contact any August 17, 2009 inclusive. authorised Ford Dealer or There may be some Focus Ford's Customer Relationship IDENTIFYING FEATURES TDCi vehicles equipped with Centre on 1800 503 672. Target Number: 2891 the DW10 (Diesel) engine Campaign Number: S1001 that may not have had an exhaust heat shield fitted. SUPPLIER Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited No picture available. Page 3 < BACK TO CONTENTS AUTO: MOTOR VEHICLE NOTIFYING PRODUCT DANGER MEASURES ADOPTED COUNTRY EU/GERMANY CATEGORY: Motor vehicles INJURIES Voluntary corrective actions PRODUCT: Passenger car The product poses a risk of taken by the manufacturer. BRAND: Fiat - Punto injuries because, owing to an electronic problem, the TYPE/NUMBER OF MODEL: 199, EC type deactivated passenger airbag approval e3*2001/116*0217*00 can be reactivated. DESCRIPTION: The affected vehicles were manufactured in 2009. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Italy No picture available EU/GERMANY CATEGORY: Motor vehicles INJURIES Voluntary corrective actions PRODUCT: Passenger car The product poses a risk of taken by the importer. BRAND: Citroen C4 injuries because a non- compliant part obstructing the TYPE/NUMBER OF MODEL: main brake cylinder may e2*2001/116*0302*19 cause the brakes to not work DESCRIPTION: The vehicles in question were properly. manufactured in 2009. The vehicle identification numbers are between: VF7LA5FWC9Y518802 and VF7LCRHRJ9Y523410 COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France No picture available EU/GREECE CATEGORY: Motor vehicles INJURIES Voluntary corrective actions PRODUCT: Passenger car The fixing screws for the taken by the manufacturer. BRAND: Fiat - 500 Abarth clutch control hydraulic pump could break leading to the TYPE/NUMBER OF MODEL: 500 Abarth with impossibility of engaging the 1.4 Turbo petrol engine, chassis numbers gears which could cause a between 0458151 and 0508171. road accident. DESCRIPTION: Passenger car COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Italy No picture available EU/FRANCE CATEGORY: Motor vehicles INJURIES Voluntary corrective actions PRODUCT: Snowmobile - SKANDIC The product poses a risk of taken by the manufacturer. BRAND: SKI-DOO injuries because some elements of the drive pulley TYPE/NUMBER OF MODEL: SKANDIC SWT V- may break suddenly causing 800 (2009-2010), GSX 1200 (2010), GTX 1200 objects or debris to fly off the (2010), MXZ 1200 (2010) and Renegade 1200 snowmobile towards (2010) passengers or bystanders. DESCRIPTION: Snowmobile COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada No picture available Page 4 < BACK TO CONTENTS AUTO: MOTOR VEHICLE NOTIFYING PRODUCT DANGER MEASURES ADOPTED COUNTRY USA VEHICLE MAKE / MODEL MODEL YEAR(S) CONSEQUENCE REMEDY Failure of the connection may The manufacturer has not yet NEWMAR / DUTCH AIRE DIESEL 2010 result in a vehicle fire. provided a remedy or an PUSHER owner notification schedule NEWMAR / DUTCH STAR DIESEL 2010-2011 for this campaign. Owners PUSHER may contact newmar at 574- NEWMAR / ESSEX DIESEL PUSHER 2010-2011 773-7791. NEWMAR / KING AIRE DIESEL 2010 PUSHER NEWMAR / MOUNTAIN AIRE DP 2010-2011 NEWMAR / VENTANA DIESEL 2010-2011 PUSHER MANUFACTURER: NEWMAR CORPORATION COMPONENT: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERY:CABLES POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED: 152 SUMMARY: Newmar is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 motor homes manufactured from october 13, 2009 through april 12, 2010. These motor homes may contain a defective crimp connection in the auxiliary battery cable assembly. The defective connection may result in an inadequate electrical connection or disengagement of the cable. Resultant electrical arcing and overheating may generate sufficient heat for ignition of surrounding materials. No picture available. USA VEHICLE MAKE / MODEL MODEL YEAR(S) CONSEQUENCE REMEDY AMERICAN LAFRANCE / EAGLE 2010 Unexpected emergency American lafrance will notify MANUFACTURER: AMERICAN LAFRANCE LLC vehicle engine shutdown owners and detroit diesel will could hamper rescue repair the vehicles free of COMPONENT: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING operations and put first charge by reprogramming the POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED: