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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 06E065000 | AJ MOTORSPORT | E (Equipment) | 3593 | 07/31/2006 | OVSC | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 07/17/2006 | 07/17/2006 | 571 | 108 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain aj motorsport combination lamps sold as replacement lamps for use on the above listed passenger vehicles. combination lamps not equipped with amber side reflectors fail to conform with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Lack of amber side reflectors in the lamps will decrease lighting visibility to other drivers and may possibly result in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Aj motorsport will notify owners and offer reimbursement for the lamps. the recall began on july 31, 2006. owners may contact aj motorsport at 626-618-2026. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aj motorsport 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 | |||||||||||||||
| 06E026000 | PRO-A MOTORS, INC. | E (Equipment) | 61944 | 04/03/2006 | OVSC | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 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 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 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 . | |||||||||||||||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | ||||||||||||||||
| 09E025000 | DOPE, INC. | E (Equipment) | 42540 | 07/28/2009 | OVSC | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 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 | |||
| 04/10/2009 | 91000 | 1 | |
| Lights blink on and off control module bad and was recalled for 03 model dakotas but not 02 models. dodge dealer says 02 and 03 are the same. when the when the central timing module fails you have no lights of any kind. *tr | |||
| 12/02/2008 | 64000 | 1 | |
| On my 2002 dodge dakota the headlights stopped working at night by flickering a lot then just shutting off all the way. the following days random things would start going off like windshield wipers going off, horn honking, and sometimes the lights would not shut off at all. further investigation lead me to the central timer module (ctm) failing possibly due to the same defect that lead to a 2003 recall. why not 2002? i now cannot drive at night because i had to disconnect it resulting to certain things not being able to work right due to the erratic behavior. i would like to see other model years being included in the recall cause this part is well over $200 to replace. it is suffering from the exact same problems that the recall for 2003 states. *tr | |||
| 10/28/2006 | 77760 | 1 | 06/28/2002 |
| No known event or indication of failure occurred prior to incident. headlights, dash lights, interior lights, fog lights, door locks, keyless entry, intermittent wipers all ceased to function. this occurred at dawn on a rainy day. had this occurred during the evening hours an accident may likely have occurred. repair pending. *nm | |||
| 06/03/2006 | 0 | 1 | 02/12/2005 |
| The lights on my 2002 dodge dakota started flashing and a few days later my lights, dash lights and power door locks stopped working. i have had 3 different auto mechanics look at it and no one can figure out what the problem is. my truck has 40,900 miles on it and no wrecks of any kind. my truck is an automatic. *jb | |||
| 08/21/2006 | 154000 | 1 | 12/01/2004 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while the left turn signal was activated, the hazard lights illuminated. the vehicle has not been inspected by the dealership. | |||
| 09/02/2005 | 81000 | 4 | 04/22/2005 |
| Dt: while applying the brakes at no particular speed there was abnormal operation of the windshield wipers, horn, and lighting system. all of them came on and off all by themselves. the consumer has not taken vehicle to a dealer but planned to do so. the consumer was referred to an independent mechanic, and he could not determine the cause of the problem. no corrections or repairs have been made. no explanation as to why this occurred. this only happened when brake pressure was applied. nhtsa recall 03v389000 was issued but it was for the manual transmission vehicles only-the consumer has an automatic transmission.*ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||
| 08/27/2004 | 40000 | 1 | 10/23/2003 |
| Consumer was concerned that the vehicle started up, and the headlights came on by themselves while parked in the garage, which was attached to the house. dealer was not notified. *ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS - HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | |||
| 07/29/2005 | 1 | ||
| Dt: 2002 dodge dakota. the headlights went out. the consumer found a recall for the headlights. dodge told consumer that this vehicle is not part of the recall. there were no dim lights on the vehicle. he replaced the headlight switch and the dimmer switch; there wereno fuses for the headlights. the recall was for a central timer module. the vehicle has not been taken to the dealership to be looked at. this occurred on july 29, 2005.*ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS - SWITCH | |||
| 09/12/2005 | 82000 | 1 | 01/29/2004 |
| I recently had my exterior lighting go out on my 2002 dodge dakota and the dodge dealership repaired the problem stating that it was the ctm ( central timing module). i am aware that there is a recall on the 03 dakota for this same problem and i would like to know if there was an investigation for the 02 dakota. *jb | |||
| 07/29/2005 | 1 | ||
| Dt: 2002 dodge dakota. the headlights went out. the consumer found a recall for the headlights. dodge told consumer that this vehicle is not part of the recall. there were no dim lights on the vehicle. he replaced the headlight switch and the dimmer switch; there wereno fuses for the headlights. the recall was for a central timer module. the vehicle has not been taken to the dealership to be looked at. this occurred on july 29, 2005.*ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TAIL LIGHTS | |||
| 01/01/2004 | 2 | 02/28/2001 | |
| Dt: the contact noticed the blinkers and tail lights where operating poorly. he researched the internet and found that other vehicles had the same problems. the problem was the module or the flasher module. if the short in the tail light was not fixed it will blow out the multi function switch .he has an appointment to have this fixed at a dealership.*ak | |||
| 02/01/2002 | 200 | 6 | 01/22/2002 |
| In oct.2002 my truck shut off while driving down the road. in the past the truck had shut off in reverse or when i was at a dead stop and then press the gas, but this time i had to drive with my foot on the gas and the brake at the same time and then put it in neutral at a stop to keep the gas going. i had also had a problem with my blinkers. you turn the left one on and occasionally the right one will blink to-like hazard lights. my dash board would also light up while driving or even when i come to a stop at a light. i put it off until the driving down the road. the dealership said it was a computer problem and the truck had been doing it since day 1, they couldn't find the problem to the blinkers. also the a/c condesation line had a crack in it and was leaking into my passenger side floor-that was a second trip. now my truck is haveing the same shut-off problem starting just like it did last time-so now i am looking into the lemon law, it seems to apply so far.*ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TURN SIGNAL - FLASHER UNIT | |||
| 01/01/2004 | 2 | 02/28/2001 | |
| Dt: the contact noticed the blinkers and tail lights where operating poorly. he researched the internet and found that other vehicles had the same problems. the problem was the module or the flasher module. if the short in the tail light was not fixed it will blow out the multi function switch .he has an appointment to have this fixed at a dealership.*ak | |||