# NHTSA recall 08V390000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 08V390000
- Manufacturer's number: 0808\-001
- Manufacturer: SMART USA DISTRIBUTOR LLC
- Reported: 2008\-08\-07
- Owners notified: 2008\-10\-30
- Component: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
- Units potentially affected: 43

## What is wrong

SMART USA IS RECALLING 43 MY 2008 FORTWO 451 VEHICLES.    A SINGLE BATCH OF PAINT SENT TO THE COMPANY DID NOT MEET SPECIFICATIONS.   A RE\-WORK WAS DONE IN THE PLANT USING DIFFERENT FORMULATIONS OF PAINTING MATERIALS.   AFTER THE RE\-WORK WAS COMPLETED, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE COMBINATION OF MATERIALS USED TO REPAINT THE FRAME AND CHASSIS COULD LEAD TO DE LAMINATION OF THE PAINT MATERIALS FROM THE BODY AND FRAME STRUCTURES.


## What can happen

SUCH DE LAMINATING CAN TAKE PLACE IN THE AREA OF THE BODY WHERE THE WINDSHIELD AND ROOF HAVE BEEN AFFIXED WITH ADHESIVE, WHICH COULD AFFECT THE ADHESION OF THOSE COMPONENTS TO THE VEHICLE BODY, INCREASING THE RISK OF SEPARATION.  THIS COULD CAUSE A CRASH IF THE ROOF OR WINDSHIELD SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPAINT THE AFFECTED AREAS TO MEET SPECIFICATIONS.  THE RECALL BEGAN ON  AUGUST 18, 2008.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT SMART USA AT 1\-248\-648\-2451.


## Notes

SMART USA RECALL NO.0808\-001.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2008 SMART FORTWO](/makes/smart/fortwo/2008/recalls.md). Built 2008\-04\-01 to 2008\-06\-30.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [LI82.62\-P\-078631](/bulletins/11038217.md), 2026-10-06, Service bulletin
- [LI82.62\-P\-078631](/bulletins/11036101.md), 2026-08-11, Service bulletin
- [LI82.35\-P\-078467](/bulletins/11009122.md), 2024-10-25, Service bulletin
- [LI80.20\-P\-064069](/bulletins/10135686.md), 2018-05-07, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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