- Vehicles
- 1,152
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 7 July 2011
- 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.
- Sikatack Asap+
What the defect is
Sika is recalling certain aftermarket auto glass adhesive cartridges, branded sikatack asap+ with product code 402723 packaged on february 28, 2011, as lot number 3000083574. Due to a production anomaly, a limited quantity of product was contaminated during packaging. As a consequence, the product may not cure or harden, thereby preventing the glass from remaining secure to the vehicle.
What could happen
If this condition is undetected, the glass may shift or fall out unexpectedly, causing injury to the vehicle occupant, property damage, or a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
SIKA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND WILL REMOVE THE WINDSHIELD OR OTHER AFFECTED GLASS AND REINSTALL THE GLASS (OR, WHERE NECESSARY, NEW GLASS) WITH NEW ADHESIVE PRODUCT. REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 7, 2011.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA22 June 2011
- Owners notified7 July 2011
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 22 June 2011.
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 sika at 1-248-577-1051.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- SIKA CORPORATION
- 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
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 <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
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.