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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 09E012000 | SABERSPORT | E (Equipment) | 16270 | 05/11/2009 | OVSC | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 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 . | |||||||||||||||
| 06E049000 | CK MOTORSPORT, INC. | E (Equipment) | 27176 | 07/01/2006 | OVSC | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 05/24/2006 | 06/05/2006 | 571 | 108 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain ck motorsports combination headlights, clear corner, bumper, and side marker lights sold as replacement lamps for use on the 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 | Ck motorsport will notify owners and replace the noncompliant lamps free of charge. the recall began on july 1, 2006. owners may contact ck motorsport at 1-909-610-7211. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aftermarket replacement equipment and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles manufactured by the vehicle manufacturers.for more information on the lamp model numbers, click on document search and view document titled | |||||||||||||||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | ||||||||||||||||
| 09E025000 | DOPE, INC. | E (Equipment) | 42540 | 07/28/2009 | OVSC | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 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 . | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BRAKE LIGHTS | |||||
| 99139 | 06/28/1999 | 606508 | Conditions with the brake lamps inadvertently disabling the brake shift interlock. *tt | 08/26/1999 | |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||||
| 9778 | 03/31/1997 | 51915 | Headlamp- headlamp housing melts- ambulance and emergency vehicles only. *jd | 07/17/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BRAKE LIGHTS | |||
| 11/07/2004 | 217000 | 2 | 06/15/1997 |
| Brake light fuse failure. trouble shooting found a short at the cruise control switch on top of the brake master cylinder. this short was caused by the switch leaking brake fluid thru it to the electrical connector above and was still cooking long after the engine was shut off. i replaced the switch and fixed the problem. when i complained to the parts mgr @ texas motors dealership in ft wth, tx about the danger of this discovery he laughed and replied we sell lots of those switches. that was november of 2004. the truck is a 1994 f150. their fix for this problem now is to simply bypass this safety switch with a jumper wire inlieu of replacing a poorely designed part with a better desighed part and look the other way on safety. is this what we can expect in the future from ford? should i sell my new sport track before it burnes down and buy one from another mfg? i hope ford will treat this problem better than they did the fuel tanks on the pinto and crown victiria. i hope this is not what the american way has come to. thanks. *ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||
| 11/13/2000 | 30 | 11/01/2000 | |
| Dash on right side moves up and down when driving down the road,found the mounting tab (made of plastic) broken on the right side by door. when driving with headlights on they will go off and then come back on sometimes in a second or two,other times if the lights are turned off and then back on they will work for awhile. have checked the wiring and bulb size and it all seems to be alright. any help with this will be greatly apprecieted. *ak | |||
| 10/27/1995 | 2 | 07/01/1990 | |
| Consumer was driving and the head light went off and didn't come back on . tt vehicle has also had fuel injections problems, transmission problems, two steering boxes, all brakes, two gas tanks all has had to be replaced.*jb | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TURN SIGNAL - SWITCH | |||
| 50 | 07/01/1994 | ||
| All of intermittent windshield wiper settings do not work all of the time. additionally, sometimes i must jiggle the turn signal assembly to acctivate the headlights. more than once i have been driving for an undetermined amount of time before i realize my headlights are not working. i have had this part replaced before for he same problems. my wife owns a '98 ford explorer, same problem. a friend owns a '98 ford taurus, same problem. is this a safety related item that the manufacturer must keep replacing free of charge? *ak | |||
| 1 | 07/01/1994 | ||
| Possible multi function switch failure causing wiper not to work in first 4 settings and the headlight work intermittently by jiggling lever. *yc | |||
| 04/01/1997 | 1 | 04/16/1996 | |
| Windshield wiper does not work when turn signal is engaged, causing poor visibility. | |||