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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 . | |||||||||||||||
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 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BACK UP LIGHTS | |||
| 12/25/1995 | |||
| Center high mounted stop light bulbs keep burning out and melts the bottom platic moulding. *ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BRAKE LIGHTS | |||
| 03/02/2003 | 1 | ||
| The vehicles brake lights did not work . dealer notified. *nlm | |||
| 03/16/1999 | 01/01/1995 | ||
| This car has been a total disappointment, whats more after my 7th ford product, and every attempt to maintain this car as new, it is still giving me default problems ie: window motor at 33000 miles....car is garaged!!!( dot number: ) | |||
| 10 | |||
| Premature wear of front brake rotors and pads. also, replaced 2 alternators/four batteries/burned out brake light socket/wiring/transmission. also battery gauge jumps all ove rwhen using turn signals or electric windows. | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BRAKE LIGHTS - SWITCH | |||
| 1 | |||
| The high mount brake lamp housing and sockets were damaged by heat generated by stop and go traffic,it could be fire hazard. yh | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||
| 1 | |||
| The headlights flickered then went out while driving. *nlm | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TAIL LIGHTS | |||
| 07/01/1996 | 5 | 05/01/1996 | |
| Brake rotors warp unnessessarily early in life, ford replaces per tsb but no recall. -- taillamps fail after trunk trauma (ie closing it) over a number of years. ford fixes under warranty, but no recall for defective assemblies. -- the mn12's 4r70w transmission is noted for torque converter shudder and numerous shift problems that are addressed in tsb's but the number of tsb's and failures of the aode/4r70w transmission warrants a recall on the control assembly (valve body). tranny is prone to fail. | |||
| 11/03/1994 | 1 | ||
| Right tailight on deck lid came off. | |||