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 - HEADLIGHTS | ||||||||||||||||
| 09E025000 | DOPE, INC. | E (Equipment) | 42540 | 07/28/2009 | OVSC | MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 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 - HEADLIGHTS | |||||
| 93 | 05/01/2003 | 10002730 | Headlight bulb connectors. *tt | 09/11/2003 | |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TURN SIGNAL | |||||
| 011101 | 11/01/2001 | 627248 | Information on turn signals not canceling. *jb | 02/06/2002 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 05/28/2002 | |||
| Nhtsa recall 99 v 305 011/manufacturer's recall 990wvd0097 concerning electrical harness: windshield wipers/ fog lamps, and turn signal are inoperative. manufacturer was notified, and informed consumer that this vehicle was not covered undder recall due to vin. feel free to provide any further information.*ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - FOG LIGHTS | |||
| 10/26/2006 | 1 | 07/08/2002 | |
| I have a 2002 galant, it was the first brand new car i bought for myself, the brakes squeaked the first day i've had to get the breaks done twice already and it only has 64,000 miles i've also gone through 2 sets of tires i'm about to buy new tires this week. in the last 2 months i've noticed it drives a lot harder now, there's odd noises coming out of the engine and it sounds like something is rubbing on the front tires when i drive. it pulls to the left really bad when i brake. if it's idling it sounds like it's struggling for air and shakes a little. i'm not even done paying for this car yet. *nm | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||
| 01/26/2002 | 1 | 01/26/2002 | |
| Ongoing- from date of purchase fails to stop even after brakes replaced.ust use brights in order to have any visibility from headlights.*ak | |||