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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 . | |||||||||||||||
| 03V217000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 04/01/2002 to 01/31/2003 | V (Vehicle) | 50225 | 07/21/2003 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 06/10/2003 | 06/11/2003 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain vans have a condition in which water may enter and corrode the rear license plate lamp socket. if the lamp socket were to corrode, the rear license plate lamp may operate intermittently or not at all, and the left rear tail lamp may become inoperative. the temperature of the license plate lamp socket could increase to the point that it may begin to soften and melt. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the socket assembly were to reach the point of melting, the occupants of the vehicle may notice an odor and smoke at the rear doors of the vehicle. if this odor and smoke were ignored, the plastic could ignite and a fire could occur. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install a new sealed rear license plate lamp socket assembly. owner notification began july 21, 2003. owners should contact chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or gmc at 1-800-462-8782. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Gm recall no. 03031.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||||
| 061603 | 06/16/2003 | 10003699 | Gm will be announcing a safety recall regarding unsealed rear license plate lamp sockets that may corrode due to water and contaminates entering the rear license plate lamp assembly. *tt | 10/28/2003 | |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||||
| 3170E | 10019186 | Ipc, interior lights and/or headlamps flicker. *ak fb2 | 02/16/2006 | ||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 1 | |||
| While driving consumer smelled a burning odor. within seconds the cabin was in smoke, then flames. upon inspection of the vehicle by the consumer the fire started from the rear of the van. consumer felt it was due to the rear license plate lamp socket, recall 03v217000, but was not sure. the van will be inspected by a chevrolet inspector.*ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TURN SIGNAL | |||
| 08/25/2003 | 10000 | 40 | 06/19/2003 |
| Tail lights light bulbs have to be change evry week or every other week. *nm | |||