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 - 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 . | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BACK UP LIGHTS | |||
| 09/01/1999 | 1 | 03/01/1999 | |
| 'm guessing the bulbs for the third brake light are too strong for brake light. the bulbs melted the whole assembly inside and the lens of the light and started melting the interior light cause the are hooked together this could have caught fire but did not. *ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BRAKE LIGHTS | |||
| 01/01/1997 | |||
| The brake lights will not stay illuminated on the rear of the vehicle, consumer has contacted the dealer on five occasions, problem has yet to be corrected. *ak | |||
| Brake light fails to illuminate when pedal is applied. freindly chevrolet unable to correct failure or detect cause. please describe details. *ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BRAKE LIGHTS - SWITCH | |||
| Owner states that his rear mounted stop light gets too hot, causing it to melt the plastic cover around bulb. owner feels that this may lead to a fire. *ak | |||
| 07/14/1994 | 4 | ||
| High mounted brake light is loose, causing water to get inside of lense. *skd | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||
| 10/05/2000 | 1 | 04/01/1994 | |
| While driving at night with my headlights on i turned on the highbeam lights. they worked fine for about thirty seconds but then i lost all my interior and exterior lights. i turned the highbeams off and all my interior and exterior lights came back on. this is the only time this has happened. i was on vacation at the time and upon my arrival home i took it to the dealer named (on oct. 11). they checked the light system (according to the service writer) both electronically and visually but could not ascertain what caused the problem. i want to add that i have had a problem from time to time with the headlights not coming on when on turn the switch on that controls them. i have also had the truck back to the dealer for this problem at least once, while it was still under warranty, but they could not duplicate the problem so this problem has never been corrected either. if i keep turning the lights on and off eventually they do always come on, so far. this is the first time i ever had a problem with the h ighbeams, though. also, for about the last 18 months, while using the windshield wipers, they would stop in mid-stride. when i would turn them off and then turn them on again they would work fine for several months and then they would repeat this problem. on oct 11 i had the dealer check this also and they replaced the windshild wiper circuit board as they said that was bad. to me the headlights are a safety item and i think someone should look into this problem. thank you. | |||
| 06/12/1995 | 0 | ||
| Headlights poorly adjusted, affects vision at nightime. *ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS - SWITCH | |||
| 11/07/2000 | 1 | 07/13/1996 | |
| Recall # 99i006000 concerning abs brakes. consumer took vehicle to dealer for problem with headlight switch. they told consumer about recall. dealer did recall repairs. currently, having problems with motor and 4-wheel drive. *ak the dealer disconnected the 4 wheel drive while trying to fix abs recall, and refused to fix it without charging the customer. *yh | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TAIL LIGHTS | |||
| Back light bulb that is located center of top cab is so strong that it is melting the plastic, and causing a possible fire hazard. *ak | |||