- Vehicles
- 12,000
- Built between
- Jan 1995 – Dec 1996
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 16 December 1996
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 1995 and December 1996. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Sunbeam 8010Built January 1995 to December 1996
What the defect is
Equipment description: auto throw lap blankets manufactured by sunbeam corporation and sold to wal-mart stores and therm technology corporation. Date coded i (1995) or j (1996) production. Two circuits were crossed-wired on these throws.
What could happen
This throw can overheat, and, could cause combustion.
What gets fixed
SUNBEAM WILL REPAIR OR REPLACE THE AUTO THROW.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 1995 to December 1996
- Recall reported to NHTSA20 December 1996
- Owners notified16 December 1996
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 20 December 1996.
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
- SUNBEAM 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
Owner notification:a press release was issued by sunbeam on december 20, 1996.NOTE:OWNERS can obtain repair of this product by sunbeam by calling 1-800-784-5100.ALSO, the customer can return the throw to sunbeam for reimbursement of the original retain price.sunbeam is encouraging their customers to return this throw and are offering a $10 coupon good on any sunbeam product in exchange for the throw.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
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.