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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 06E026000 | PRO-A MOTORS, INC. | E (Equipment) | 61944 | 04/03/2006 | OVSC | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 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 | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - FOG LIGHTS | |||||
| 291001 | 10/29/2001 | 628053 | Customer concern of premature fog lamp failure. *tt | 03/05/2002 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 04/24/2008 | 9999 | 08/15/1998 | |
| I own a 1998 pontiac sunfire and have a problem with the daytime lights staying on even when the switch is turned to have the night time headlights on. it goes back and forth from day to night lights and will not stay on night when driving. *tr | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||
| 11/01/2001 | |||
| Problem with headlights and the daytime running lights intermittently switching back and forth while driving at night. dealer was contacted. feel free to provide any further information concerning this matter.*ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS - HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | |||
| 07/14/2005 | 07/12/2002 | ||
| I own a 1998 pontiac sunfire. the failure is with the headlights/daytime running lights. .. the daytime running lights work fine, but at night, when i twist the lever to turn the headlights on, only my daytime running lights stay on and my headlights remain at about 1/2 brightness and the daytime running lights indicator stays on. (in otherwords, no change in the beams...) but then when i ever so slightly pull the lever back to go to flash my headlights, the daytime running lights indicator disappears and my headlights brighten to normal, nighttime brightness, then if i pull lever back towards me even farther, the highbeams come on)... but the problem is... the lever won't stay on either nighttime or high beam modes at all. once i let go of the lever it returns to daytime runninglights, even with the lever twisted all the way to have the headlights on.... i still only get the daytime running lights (drl)... . on occasion the headlights work ok to begin with, but as i am driving the normal lights click back off and its only the drl that are on. its very dangerous because the nightime tail lights are not on when the drl are only on. i also have a friend with a 97 pontiac sunfire and she is having the same problem with her drl/ and headlights. i have not yet corrected the problem, and i have researched it on the internet and others seem to be having the same problem. | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TURN SIGNAL | |||
| 10/15/2002 | |||
| Consumer states while driving vehicle the turn signals lights and the head lamp not working properly. dealer replaced the dimmer switch four times and the problem is reocurring. please provide further information. ts | |||