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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 06E026000 | PRO-A MOTORS, INC. | E (Equipment) | 61944 | 04/03/2006 | OVSC | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 03/23/2006 | 03/23/2006 | 571 | 108 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain pro-a motors corner lamps, turn signals, and headlights sold as replacement lamps for use on certain 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 | Pro-a motors will notify owners and offer to repurchase the lamps. the recall began on april 3, 2006. owners may contact pro-a motors at 323-838-2988. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to pro-a motors 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 | |||||||||||||||
| 09E012000 | SABERSPORT | E (Equipment) | 16270 | 05/11/2009 | OVSC | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 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 | NISSAN 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 . | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BACK UP LIGHTS | |||
| 03/01/2000 | 1 | 06/01/1998 | |
| We noticed the 3rd brake light (high mounted stop light) was burned out on this vehicle. upon inspection, the heat from the 2 lamps inside the unit had melted the housing holding the bulbs as well as the red lens. the melting was serious enough to deform the underside of the unit. i attempted to locate a replacement unit at an auto wrecking yard, and found that the only unit available out of all of the compatible cars had the same problem as my car. i am concerned that this is evidence of a widespread failure of this necessary safety item and possible fire hazard. *ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BRAKE LIGHTS | |||
| 09/07/2002 | 146000 | 10/10/1989 | |
| I smell burned when i applied the brake. i isolated to the rear center brake lamp was not illuminated. because the sockets were the metal can in the lamp socket moves or separates from the plastic socket housing. it is very close to the recall 96v253004. | |||
| 1 | |||
| Rear brake lights do not light up on a regular basis when the brake pad is applied. the connectors that touch the light bulbs are very sensitive. the slightest movement causes the connection between the bulb and connetor to fail. i have noticed this problem with numerous maximas on the road. this problem exists with the rear lights as well (not only when braking). the rear 3rd brake light assembly has corroded and does not permit the bulb to be installed. this problem existed since i purchased the car with 92,000 miles on the odometer from a private party. attemps to have it repaired by a local mechanic are in vein because the problem reoccurs within a couple days after being 'repaired'. seems as if only half of the toal connectors are in everyday working condition. the other half turn on and on sporadically. this makes it seem as if i have some 'tail lights out'. this in turn gives police officers a reason to continually pull me over and let me know about the lighting situation. in addition, the non-working connectors give the car a poor appearance. lastly, this can be very dangerous because the rear lighting may not be sufficient in certain situations. nlm | |||
| 05/12/1995 | |||
| The rear brake light bulb is so hot that it melted the plastic cover and could cause a passenger compartment fire. please describe. *ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BRAKE LIGHTS - SWITCH | |||
| 09/24/2002 | 1 | 09/01/2090 | |
| The local dealer shop personnel have heard and seen similar problems. mr | |||
| 10/01/1996 | 1 | 06/01/1993 | |
| Heat generated by high mounted brake lamp bulb melted the area around the light bulb along with the red lens. | |||
| 08/08/1996 | |||
| While driving in heavy traffic, 3rd brake light used extensively, housing started smoking, caused by plastic housing melting on light bulbs, local service sation disengaged power, could have caused fire.*ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TAIL LIGHTS | |||
| 05/01/1997 | 12/25/1990 | ||
| Back light bulb had melted plastic of light assembly and bulb was laying sideways in housing. | |||