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 | VOLKSWAGEN OF 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 . | |||||||||||||||
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | ||||||
| PE00006 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC | 02/02/2000 | 08/10/2000 | LIGHTS AND/OR WINDSHIELD WIPER OBSCURED | ||
| Allege that while driving the lights ( and sometimes, wipers) fail.this failure increase the risk of a vehicle crash due to obscured vision. | ||||||
| EA00020 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC | 08/10/2000 | 10/09/2002 | LIGHT AND /WINDSHIELD WIPERS | 02V256000 | |
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 05/01/1996 | 1 | ||
| Rear reading light on right side inoperative. | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BRAKE LIGHTS | |||
| 34 | |||
| Intermittent brake failure. in addition, front end vibrates and vehicle pulls to the right/passenger's seat came off the track/ steeering wheel bolt cracked twice, causing steering wheel to come loose while driving/windshield wipers failed twice in freezing temperatures and rear brake light bulbs need to be replaced every other month due to premature failure. *ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS - UNIT | |||
| 1 | |||
| Upon depressing the four-way flasher switch, usually only one turn signal blinks, inside and outside the vehicle, only the left or right turn signal blinks, after depressing the switch several times, the four-way flashers will work normally. *tt | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||
| 07/01/1999 | |||
| Ignition was sticking.driving at 55 going to turn headlights on,there are none. pull over turn car off and keep restarting.wipers the same. brought in for repair. told ignition sticking.replace at my cost. never tried while driving but experimented at a stop. if car is running and you lightly touched ignition...car would shut off.this i assume would also happen when driving. i was quite a few customers were bringing in their car with this problem. | |||
| 07/09/1998 | |||
| Windshield wipers and headlight do not work. | |||