| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
00V300000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
ASTON MARTIN |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
DB7 |
| Model Year: |
2000 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
ASTON MARTIN |
| Manufacturered: |
19990601 - 20000930 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
285 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
20001018 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
20001018 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
ASTON MARTIN |
| Report Received Date: |
20001003 |
| Record Creation Date: |
20001019 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE ENGINE CAN START UP ON SIX OF THE TWELVE CYLINDERS. THIS IS DUE TO ONE OF THE TWO POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULES NOT OPERATING WITH ITS DESIGN SPECIFICATION. THIS CONDITION WILL BE EVIDENT BY A LACK OF ENGINE POWER AND OR SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST TAIL PIPE. |
| Consequence Summary: |
IF THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN IN THIS CONDITION, IT COULD RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE EXHAUST CATALYST DUE TO OVERHEATING. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULES WITH RECALIBRATED PROGRAMS. |