- Vehicles
- 31,000
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 9
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 16 May 2005
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- Victor A703
- Victor A704
- Victor A705
- Victor M703
- Victor M704
- Victor M705
- Victor V703
- Victor V704
- Victor V705
What the defect is
Certain victor pressure indicator valve cap (pivc) p/nos. V703/705; M703/705; and A703/705. The clear plastic top can break off, allowing the air in the tire to escape very rapidly.
What could happen
Should this occur while the is in use, the driver could lose control, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
VICTOR WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMER AND EITHER THEY WILL REPLACE THE INDICATOR CAPS OR ISSUE CREDIT. THE RECALL BEGAN MAY 16, 2005.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA3 June 2005
- Owners notified16 May 2005
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 3 June 2005.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact victor products at 847-298-8870.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- VICTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Customers 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.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.