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NHTSA Campaign 08E020000

VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

Issued by POLYMER PROCESS DEVELOPMENT, LLC · Reported Mar 6, 2008 · 931 vehicles affected

What's wrong

POLYMER PROCESS DEVELOPMENT IS RECALLING 931 UNITS OF BACK GLASS, P/NO. FB20415ZPY, SOLD AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR USE ON 1999-2004 LEXUS RX300 VEHICLES. THE GLASS FAILS TO CONFORM TO THE AUTOMOTIVE GLAZING MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 205, GLAZING MATERIALS.

Consequence

THE PURPOSE OF THIS STANDARD IS TO REDUCE INJURIES RESULTING FROM IMPACT TO GLAZING SURFACES.

Remedy

POLYMER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE AFFECTED GLASS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 18, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT POLYMER TOLL-FREE AT 800-510-9879.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
LEXUS RX300 1999 931
LEXUS RX300 2000 931
LEXUS RX300 2001 931
LEXUS RX300 2002 931
LEXUS RX300 2003 931
POLYMER DOT 430 AS-2 M540 931
POLYMER DOT 628 AS-2 M540 931

Source: NHTSA Campaign 08E020000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.