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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 . | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TURN SIGNAL | |||
| 09/20/1995 | |||
| Smoke emitting from the steering column while driving vehicle, caused by short circuit on the turn signal switch. tt | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TURN SIGNAL - FLASHER UNIT | |||
| 04/15/1998 | 1 | 09/01/1997 | |
| When driving all of a sudden there was smoke and sparks coming from the steering area. also there were odors. *ak *slc | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TURN SIGNAL - SWITCH | |||
| 06/27/1996 | 1 | 04/01/1992 | |
| Faulty turn signal switch caused odor at first and smoke later. yh | |||
| 10/01/1999 | 1 | 04/26/1992 | |
| Driver used right turn signal switch, smoke rising from steering collumn and smelled burnt plastic. yh | |||
| 04/20/1996 | 0 | ||
| Turn signal switch inoperative.*sd | |||
| 05/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Turn signal switch replaced. *skd | |||