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VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE PLASTIC IGNITION SWITCH HOUSING CAN FRACTURE AT THE RETURN SPRING ANCHOR POINT. FRACTURE OF THE HOUSING COULD CAUSE THE RETURN SPRING FORCE TO BE INSUFFICIENT FOR RETURNING THE IGNITION KEY TO THE RUNNING POSITION AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE DISCHARGE OF STATIC ELECTRICITY UNDER LOW HUMIDITY CONDITIONS CAN ACTIVATE THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WHEN THE DRIVER ENTERS OR EXITS THE VEHICLE AND FORMS AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT BY TOUCHING CERTAIN AREAS OF THE STEERING WHEEL.
THE HORN CAN WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO INSUFFICIENT ELECTRICAL GROUND CONTACT.
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, AS A RESULT OF A PROBLEM IN THE PRODUCTION PROCESS OF THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE ANCHOR POINT OF THE SPRING MAY CRACK. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE THE RETURN SPRING FORCE TO BE INSUFFICIENT FOR RETURNING THE IGNITION KEY TO THE RUNNING POSITION AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE.
CERTAIN AAI MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION LAMPS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LIST PASSENGER VEHICLES. COMBINATION LAMPS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."
CERTAIN CK MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION HEADLIGHTS, CLEAR CORNER, BUMPER, AND SIDE MARKER LIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
Title | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total for 5 years |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Depreciation |
Year 1 $512 |
Year 2 $472 |
Year 3 $433 |
Year 4 $394 |
Year 5 $354 |
Total for 5 years: $2,165 |
Insurance |
Year 1 $1,451 |
Year 2 $1,502 |
Year 3 $1,554 |
Year 4 $1,609 |
Year 5 $1,665 |
Total for 5 years: $7,781 |
Fuel |
Year 1 $1,733 |
Year 2 $1,785 |
Year 3 $1,848 |
Year 4 $1,922 |
Year 5 $2,008 |
Total for 5 years: $9,296 |
Maintenance |
Year 1 $2,763 |
Year 2 $2,509 |
Year 3 $1,090 |
Year 4 $758 |
Year 5 $2,291 |
Total for 5 years: $9,411 |
Repair |
Year 1 $1,998 |
Year 2 $1,290 |
Year 3 $1,473 |
Year 4 $1,590 |
Year 5 $1,816 |
Total for 5 years: $8,167 |
Taxes & Fees |
Year 1 $290 |
Year 2 $33 |
Year 3 $42 |
Year 4 $27 |
Year 5 $37 |
Total for 5 years: $429 |
Total for 5 years: $37,250
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