The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has granted a petition by Pilkington Glass of Canada Ltd. (Pilkington) in relation to a small number of windshields made in 2005 and 2006 …
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has granted a petition by Pilkington Glass of Canada Ltd. (Pilkington) in relation to a small number of windshields made in 2005 and 2006 which do not fully comply with US federal vehicle safety regulations regarding the marking of the manufacturer“s information. The affected windshields are marked with either an illegible model number or an illegible manufacturer“s code. Around 760 aftermarket number GW1549GBY windshields manufactured between 9 September 2005 and 31 March 2006 were affected. Pilkington has corrected the problem to avoid its reoccurrence. The NHTSA has accepted Pilkington“s petition that the defect does not compromise the safety of the windshields, which comply with all other safety regulations. As a result, Pilkington is exempted from the requirement to notify users or carry out a product recall and replacement.