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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 06E060000 | AAI MOTORSPORTS USA, LLC | E (Equipment) | 87745 | 08/01/2006 | OVSC | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 06/29/2006 | 06/29/2006 | 571 | 108 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain aai motorsports combination lamps sold as replacement lamps for use on the above list 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 | Aai motorsports will notify owners and replace the lamps free of charge. the recall began on august 1, 2006. owners may contact aai motorsports at 909-923-9188. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aai motorsports 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's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
| 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 . | |||||||||||||||
| 08E050000 | K2 MOTOR CORPORATION | E (Equipment) | 1921 | 12/17/2008 | OVSC | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 08/11/2008 | 08/14/2008 | 571 | 108 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | K2 motor is recalling 1,921 aftermarket headlamps of various models sold for use on the above listed vehicles. these headlamps are missing the amber side reflex reflector which fails to conform with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Without the amber side reflex reflectors, the lighting visibility may be affected, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | K2 motor will notify owners and offer a full refund. the recall began on decemeber 17, 2008. owners may contact k2 motor at 1-909-839-2992. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aftermarket replacement equipment and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles manufactured by honda, ford, or chrysler llc. customers may 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 - SWITCH | |||
| 10/10/1996 | |||
| When backing up there are no backup lights. the switch to the backup lights was replaced, and the lights are still not working. dealer stated that problem was inside the transmission. *ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||
| 03/01/2002 | 10 | ||
| Headlights will flash; then go out for about 10 seconds. after turning headlights off for 5 minutes, they work for a while, then start flashing again.*ak consumer had head light switch and wires replaced. *tt | |||
| 01/01/1995 | |||
| Headlights will go out when consumer is driving . problem is intermittent. contacted dealer, and the dealer was not willing to do anything.*ak | |||
| Headlights went out while driving. took vehicle into dealer, and dealer replaced headliight switch. few days ago problem occurred again.*ak | |||
| 5 | |||
| Throtle rod with threaded ends having ball sockets screwed on, loacated driver side in center of moter, top, hooks foot peddle cable to throttle body linkage at injection pump, breaks near where threading stops in center of rod, purchase of new rod all ways gets new improved version, please pay at front counter we pull trailors in city traffic 90+% of the time and loss of throttle pulling out into traffic at on ramp or intersection is not a good experince! speed control and loss of hvac duct controls to vents lost due to vacume line spliting behind driver side headlight near metal can fuel line splits or holes in front of driver side, above transmission, below fuel filter, fuel leaks all over. all of these problems have been ocurring since vehicle new and have been repaired by dealer and mechanic, we now keep spare vacume and fuel line and throttle linkage in tool box for on site repair, (in intersection for one example) headlight problem new but getting no response from dealer on free fix, but i see on this web site and others that it is a common problem. what to do???? none of these parts are moving parts and so why the ongoing problems, except for headlight switch, but web pages indicate wiring problems in column or lack of relay and overload due to trailor lights. thanks and plase let me know how to resolve this. robert alexander h 405-377-8120 w 405-377-8922 m 405-743-8822 fax 405-377-9002 | |||
| 05/01/2000 | 0 | ||
| Consumer was traveling about 55mph on th highway. dimmer switch has a default. consumer said that headlights were on bright, and then he switched the lights on dim lights went out. there were no light at all. when the lights came back on, consumer hit a deer in the process, and front bumper was demolished. *ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS - HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | |||
| 07/11/1997 | 1 | 08/30/1994 | |
| Bright headlights went out for about 20 seconds. (qcaw) | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS - SWITCH | |||
| 06/20/2001 | |||
| While driving wiring to headlight switch melted the connector which caused the headlights to go out. has contacted dealer, and the dealer was not willing to do anything.*ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Headlamp harness switch failed. | |||
| While driving smoke started coming from the dashboard because the headlight switch had caught on fire and melted. dealer has not seen vehicle. *ak | |||
| 07/11/1997 | 1 | 08/30/1994 | |
| Bright headlights went out for about 20 seconds. (qcaw) | |||
| 10/01/1996 | 4 | ||
| The headlights become very hot and overheat, resulting in the head light switch and the wiring harness burning out, also the headlight switch has been replaced on 4 occasions. *ak *jb | |||
| 06/19/1995 | 4 | 07/07/1995 | |
| Headlight switch overheats, causing wires to melt, smoke, and headlights to fail after being on for two hours, making it impossible to see. | |||
| While driving, experience electrical system failure, when headlamp switch smokes and head lights go out, result wiriing harness burnt 4 times.*ak | |||
| 10/12/1995 | |||
| Switch button right head light, while driving goes off electrical short. tt | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TAIL LIGHTS | |||
| 07/12/1995 | 2 | ||
| Left rear tail light lens broken. | |||