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 - 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 |
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EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TAIL LIGHTS | |||
10/21/2005 | 35550 | 2 | 10/17/2005 |
Multi-function stalk to the left of the steering wheel with the headlamp and turn signal swtiches has malfunctioned twice now. this happened while driving down the road. when it malfunctions, the instrument panel will not illuminate, and the tail lamps will not illuminate. the first time the dealership replaced the part. the second time, i took it apart and cleaned it, and it fixed the problem. *tr | |||
EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TAIL LIGHTS - SWITCH | |||
10/21/2005 | 35550 | 2 | 10/17/2005 |
Multi-function stalk to the left of the steering wheel with the headlamp and turn signal swtiches has malfunctioned twice now. this happened while driving down the road. when it malfunctions, the instrument panel will not illuminate, and the tail lamps will not illuminate. the first time the dealership replaced the part. the second time, i took it apart and cleaned it, and it fixed the problem. *tr |