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 - HEADLIGHTS | |||
| 12/24/1997 | 4 | ||
| Headlight goes out while driving, head light switch replaced but that did not correct problem. | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS - SWITCH | |||
| 12/24/1997 | 4 | ||
| Headlight goes out while driving, head light switch replaced but that did not correct problem. | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TURN SIGNAL - SWITCH | |||
| 10/03/1999 | 07/03/1993 | ||
| While entering the vehicle from a parking lot consumer noticed smoke coming from turn signal switch. switch wa sreplaced by dealer at cost of $294.00 *ak | |||
| 05/24/1999 | 1 | ||
| Wiring in turn signal switch faulty causing smoke to come from the steering column intermittently. nlm | |||
| 07/15/1997 | 1 | 08/20/1993 | |
| While vehicle parked with engine running smoke started coming from around area of steering wheel column, dealer discovered turn signal had burned out; replaced turn signal switch. *ak | |||
| 05/01/1996 | 1 | ||
| Turn signal switch shorted out, causing smoke. *sd | |||