Titan Visibility: Windshield

Titan is recalling about 175 vehicles over a problem with the visibility.

Campaign
86V044000
Manufacturer
CHAMPION HOME BLDR. CO.
Reported
19 March 1986
Vehicles
175
Built between
Jul 1985 – Feb 1986
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
11 April 1986
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between July 1985 and February 1986. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1985-1986 Titan LA SalleBuilt July 1985 to February 1986

What the defect is

Windshields have been glazed with AS2 laminated glass in place of AS1 and is not in compliance with FMVSS 205, glazing material. Consequence of defect: the windshield glazing material (glass) used was not designed to reduce the likelihood of lacerations and to minimize the possibility of occupants penetrating the windshield in case of an accident.

What gets fixed

REPLACE WINDSHIELD GLASS WITH AS1 LAMINATED GLASS.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 1985 to February 1986
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA19 March 1986
  3. Owners notified11 April 1986

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 19 March 1986.

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.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
CHAMPION HOME BLDR. CO.
Safety standard
FMVSS 205
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

System: windshield/fmvss 205. Vehicle description: motorhomes.

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.

Same component

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