Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | ||||||||||||||||
| 06E026000 | PRO-A MOTORS, INC. | E (Equipment) | 61944 | 04/03/2006 | OVSC | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 03/23/2006 | 03/23/2006 | 571 | 108 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain pro-a motors corner lamps, turn signals, and headlights sold as replacement lamps for use on certain 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Without the amber reflectors, the vehicle will be poorly illuminated, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash without warning. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Pro-a motors will notify owners and offer to repurchase the lamps. the recall began on april 3, 2006. owners may contact pro-a motors at 323-838-2988. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to pro-a motors aftermarket lamps and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the listed passenger vehicles.for more information on the lamp model numbers, click on document search and view document titled lamp model numbers.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
| 09E012000 | SABERSPORT | E (Equipment) | 16270 | 05/11/2009 | OVSC | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 04/07/2009 | 04/07/2009 | 571 | 108 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Sabersport is recalling 16,270 combination corner and bumper lamp assemblies of various part numbers sold for use as aftermarket equipment for various passenger vehicles. these headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment. these lamps do not contain the required amber side reflectors. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Decreased lighting visibility may result in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Sabersport will notify owners and offer a full refund for the noncompliant combination lamps. the safety recall began on may 11, 2009. owners may contact sabersport at 1-909-598-7589. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aftermarket replacement equipment and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles produced by the vehicle manufacturer.in order to determine if your aftermarket lamp assembly is affected by this noncompliance, please review the list of model numbers provided to us by sabersport.the list can be found under document search located at the bottom of your screen.owners 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 . | |||||||||||||||
| 06E049000 | CK MOTORSPORT, INC. | E (Equipment) | 27176 | 07/01/2006 | OVSC | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 05/24/2006 | 06/05/2006 | 571 | 108 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Without the amber reflectors, the vehicle will be poorly illuminated, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash without warning. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Ck motorsport will notify owners and replace the noncompliant lamps free of charge. the recall began on july 1, 2006. owners may contact ck motorsport at 1-909-610-7211. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aftermarket replacement equipment and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles manufactured by the vehicle manufacturers.for more information on the lamp model numbers, click on document search and view document titled | |||||||||||||||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | ||||||||||||||||
| 09E025000 | DOPE, INC. | E (Equipment) | 42540 | 07/28/2009 | OVSC | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 05/11/2009 | 05/11/2009 | 571 | 108 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Dope, inc. is recalling 42,540 combination corner and bumper lamp assemblies of various part numbers sold for use as aftermarket equipment for various passenger vehicles. these headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment. these lamps do not contain the required amber side reflectors. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Decreased lighting visibility may result in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dope, inc. will notify owners and offer a full refund for the noncompliant combination lamps. the safety recall began on july 28, 2009. owners may contact dope, inc. at 1-626-272-1798. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aftermarket replacement equipment and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles produced by the vehicle manufacturer.in order to determine if your aftermarket lamp assembly is affected by this noncompliance, please review the list of model numbers provided to us by dope, inc.the list can be found under document search located at the bottom of your screen. owners 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 . | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BRAKE LIGHTS | |||||
| 051603 | 05/16/2003 | 10003650 | Proper installation instructions for the high mounted stop lamp that is integrated in the rear spoiler. some dealers have complained about the lamp not fitting properly or that parts are being damaged during installation. *tt | 10/27/2003 | |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - FOG LIGHTS | |||||
| 291001 | 10/29/2001 | 628053 | Customer concern of premature fog lamp failure. *tt | 03/05/2002 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 02/03/2003 | |||
| When braking the headlights would dim. dealer has been notified. ph | |||
| 02/02/2003 | 11/15/2001 | ||
| Headlights on my 2 cavaliers went out only have one high beam on each car on passenger side | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BRAKE LIGHTS | |||
| 02/21/2007 | 63500 | 1 | 04/08/2004 |
| Rear center stop light housing, was observed smoking inside vehicle, further investigation revealed 2 bulbs burned out and lens plastic burned onto lights. *nm | |||
| 07/30/1999 | 07/01/1999 | ||
| 1). wheel bearings wearing out then tires and when driving on wet pavement cant go more than 40 mph or car will spin around in road . back left brake light always not working. engine with only 12,000.00 miles knock bad untill warmed up and some times dont stop when warm.ignition switch will lock up and cant get car to crank must wiggle and giggle to get it to work.horn has not worked since bought car.transmission clatters when trying to give to much gas | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - FOG LIGHTS | |||
| 06/02/1997 | 1 | 12/18/1996 | |
| Fog light failed. | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||
| 11/17/1999 | 1 | 09/01/1996 | |
| This past thursday, 10/11/01, for the third time, my headlights have gone out while i have been driving at night. i have had the switch replaced twice before and am scheduled to have it replaced a third time. this switch runs my headlights, brights, turn signals, and cruise control. i have never had any problems except with the headlights. the connection appears to be burning out. i do not think it should be burning out so often or in this case, so quickly - 3 months since the last time i had the switch replaced. i have decided there must be something wrong with the connection between the switch and the engine that is causing this, therefore something chevy should take care of and in my case, reimburse me for, since this will be the third time i'll have to pay for repairs in the 5 years i have owned my car. i also feel, however, more importantly, that this is not safe, to be driving along at night and have your headlights go out. my rear lights stay on, which i am grateful for, but having no headlights makes it very difficult to drive. *ak | |||
| 12/01/2000 | 3 | 07/01/1999 | |
| My headlights including bright lights would not work due to a corroded headlight harness. on the first two failures the corroded wires were replaced by splicing good wiring to the existing harness. finally i purchased a new harness ($275) for a total cost of approm. $700 incl. labor. the harness which was replaced was the origional factory installed part. | |||
| 10/20/1999 | 12/05/1997 | ||
| Vehicle has defective headlights. consumer has replaced headlights three times. the headlights fill up with water, making t it very difficult to drive. *ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS - HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | |||
| 07/01/1998 | 1 | 02/14/1997 | |
| Low beam switch failed. | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TAIL LIGHTS | |||
| 09/07/2004 | 24 | 06/16/1999 | |
| My 1997 chevrolet cavalier was purchased in june of 1999. since that time, i have had at least twelve incidents with the failure of my tail lights. there seems to be some type of shortage in the line because i have purchased more bulbs than i would like to remember. i have also received one citation as well as two warnings in reference to the broken tail light. recently i saw that the more newer models of the cavalier have been recalled to fix the tail light but not the later ones. hopefully this complaint will help to rectify the problems that i have been having.*ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TURN SIGNAL - SWITCH | |||
| 01/24/2002 | 1 | 09/01/1996 | |
| I am very frustrated. i am now looking at having to replace the switch that controls my headlights, turn signals, and cruise control yet again, and this time only 3 weeks after it was last replaced, which was 1/2/02 and that was only 2 and 1/2 months after i last had it replaced in october, and before that, it was replaced in august (in all my car has had 5 switches since i bought it new and now looking at having a 6th). for a switch to burn out like this so frequently, is a hazard and not safe, especially when driving. i have had, in the past, my headlights go out while i was on a free-way at night. my mechanic, on 1/2/02 also replaced the actual headlights at the recommendation of a chevy dealer mechanic, who told him that apparently the trailblazers are also experiencing this same problem because they have the same switch. i think the chevy dealer should issue a recall on this and take care of the problem. i shouldn't have to take my car in every month or two to have the part replaced. it is not fair to my mechanic who has to do it free, and not fair to me because it is a big inconvenience, not to mention unsafe to have this problem occuring so frequently. perhaps a recommendation from you would get chevy to do something about this problem. *ak | |||