NHTSA campaign 93V099000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Cobra Industries, Inc.: Suspension › Rear › Springs › Air Suspension System

Cobra Industries, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 7, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 459. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

THE LOWER BRACKET OF THE REAR SUSPENSION AIRBAG MAY BE MISLOCATED, AND MAY BE RUBBING AGAINST THE BRAKE LINE.

The risk

RUBBING ON THE BRAKE LINE CAUSES WEAR AND COULD RESULTIN POSSIBLE BRAKE FAILURE AND AN ACCIDENT.

The remedy

COBRA WILL INSPECT AND RELOCATE THE SUSPENSION AIR BAG BRACKETS AS NECESSARY.

What this page is, and what to do next

A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.

This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 93V099000.

Full record for the 1993 Cobra American → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →