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 | |||
| 1 | |||
| Back up lights failed. | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||
| 1 | |||
| The head light switch wiring harness melted. the owner had smelt something burning before but was not sure what or where it was coming from until the other night. smoke began coming from the head light switch near the console. please describe details. *mr | |||
| Consumer contacted the dealer in reference to recall number 99v024000 regarding heaslight failure. dealer stated vehicle not included in the recall. *ak | |||
| 07/05/1998 | 08/01/1995 | ||
| No summary liste don this vehicle. *ak | |||
| 05/24/1995 | |||
| Both headlights failed at same time. | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS - HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | |||
| 1 | 03/01/1995 | ||
| Headlights fail when switching from high beams to low. | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS - SWITCH | |||
| 08/27/2004 | 1 | ||
| While driving at night driver's side and passenger's side headlights failed to come on. this caused poor visibility. consumer tool vehicle to dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that headlight switch needed to be replaced t due to solenoid defect. *ak | |||
| 06/01/2000 | 4 | 12/17/1994 | |
| Consumer stated the headlight switch was replaced 4 times in the past 2.5 years due to switch burning out. the headlights would flicker intermittently then fail. one occurrence almost caused consumer to have a collision with another vehicle. ts *jb | |||
| 05/10/2000 | 2 | 12/15/1995 | |
| Headlight switch has burned out for second time, headlights will go out, and switch gets hot to touch. *ak *yh | |||
| 11/15/2001 | 12/01/1996 | ||
| Headlight switch malfunction, smell of electrical fire, loss of headlights. *ak | |||
| 06/01/1994 | |||
| After elec. ingnition harness replaced under recall vehicle has had numerous electrical related faliures. headlight switch melted in dash 2x's causing smoke and or fire condition. a/c failure, no power to compressor. bucking, missing, hesitation at idle and all speeds. buck, miss, hesistation can not be diagnoised by numerous dealers or private mechanics. have spent over 1700.00 replacing parts (pcm, egr selonoid, egr gasket, tps sensor, iat motor, o2 sensor, fuel pump, fuel regulator) to remedy problem. so far no help. any help would be greatly appreciated. | |||
| 04/01/2001 | 1 | 04/01/1995 | |
| Consumer was traveling in late evening and when turning on headlights, tailights and parking lights didn't come on. those lights came on after wiggling headlight switch. but, there was a burning smell coming from dashboard. connector to harness had melted. recall 97v084000/ transmission cooling lines on dodge, ram light duty trucks fits the same description as consumer's problem.*ak *slc | |||
| 02/25/2001 | 0 | ||
| While driving found out that veicle did not had tail lights had taken vehicle to delaer for tail light repair, and they found that headlight switch wires were burned, and could had caused a fire. *ak | |||
| 01/29/2001 | 4 | 02/15/1995 | |
| While traveling during a snow storm headlights would not work.consumer played with swtich and lights came on . consumer pulled dashboard off and noticed switch melted. *ak consumer replaced toggle switch. *slc | |||
| 09/01/1997 | |||
| Headlamp switch overheats and could lose lights. has to wait 15 minutes before lights come back on. took to dealer. he has put on 3 headlamp switches. consumer is still having the same problem. also, speedometer goes out when very hot.*ak | |||
| The racall repair 99v-024 of the headlamp switch was not done to consumer satisfaction. | |||
| 01/15/2000 | |||
| While driving headlight switch overheated and burned up, causing vehicle to be without headlights at night. vehicle had been taken to dealer, and informed consumer that parts were not covered, and repairs would be done at consumer's cost. feel free to provide further details. *ak | |||
| 05/27/2000 | 0 | ||
| Consumer changed fuses for tail and dash lights. drove twenty five miles and noticed a smell. consumer was driving through a grass fire. so the smell was normal. the driving twenty more miles down the road, consumer noticted that smoke coming from the the dashboard. consumer pulled over, and flames started coming out fast. entire dashboard and wires melted. the headlight switch started the fire. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| The plug off of the wiring harness shorted out, causing light switch to fail. a recall has been issued. however, this vehicle was not included due to vin. *ak *ml | |||
| Headlight switch burned out. owner replaced the switch at his expense. a recall has been issued , this vehicle was not inclided in the recall. manufacturer has been notified. *ak | |||
| 11/09/1998 | 1 | 11/01/1994 | |
| While driving during daylight hours, cab filled with noxious fumes and some smoke. took to dodge dealer in panama city, florida. they discovered the headlight switch had melted. *ak | |||
| 11/09/1998 | 1 | 11/01/1994 | |
| While driving during daylight hours, cab filled with noxious fumes and some smoke. took to dodge dealer in panama city, florida. they discovered the headlight switch had melted. | |||
| 02/20/1997 | 10/01/1994 | ||
| Hea dlamp switch-wiring malfunctioned. *ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TAIL LIGHTS | |||
| 02/25/2001 | 0 | ||
| While driving found out that veicle did not had tail lights had taken vehicle to delaer for tail light repair, and they found that headlight switch wires were burned, and could had caused a fire. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Tail lights failed. | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TURN SIGNAL | |||
| 09/15/2000 | 09/01/1995 | ||
| Intermittent popping through speakers when radio is off, when headlight switch is pulled on/off, brake pedal depressed, turn signals activated. replaced 4 way and signal flashers with no improvement. concerened of possible electrical fire. | |||
| 08/28/1995 | 1 | ||
| Turn signal flasher unit failed. | |||