Affected Component: EQUIPMENT

Date Published
SEP 12, 2016
NHTSA TSB #
10096884
TSB Document
Summary
SITUATION: AN ISSUE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF VEHICLES WITHIN THE LISTED AFFECTED VEHICLE RANGE WHERE A CHANGE TO THE ROBOTIC SEALING PROCESS OCCURRED WHICH LED TO A SMALL AREA OF SEALANT IN THE VICINITY OF THE COWL PANEL BEING OMITTED ONLY ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. CONSEQUENTLY, WATER MAY RUN THROUGH THE Ƃā€˜AƂā€™ PILLAR INTO THE FOOTWELL AREA OF THE VEHICLE. WHERE POSSIBLE, AFFECTED VEHICLES MUST BE STORED IN A COVERED AREA TO PREVENT ANY WATER INGRESS UNTIL SUCH TIME AS A REPAIR IS CONDUCTED.