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 - HEADLIGHTS | ||||||||||||||||
| 09E025000 | DOPE, INC. | E (Equipment) | 42540 | 07/28/2009 | OVSC | VOLKSWAGEN OF 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 - HEADLIGHTS | |||
| 12/03/2004 | 97000 | 2 | 01/10/2004 |
| While driving at any speed at night in inclement conditions headlights and windshield wipers worked intermittently. consumer stated, if he moved the key back and forth in the ignition switch the headlights would come back on. *ak | |||
| Headlights on all the time are a safety hazard, not a safety solution! this is your fault, not the car manufacturers. the number of people who drive around for a while with only their headlights on, not realizing they have failed to turn on the full lights system is infinitely greater than those who are saved from anything by having the stupid headlights-always-on feature. there is absolutely no proof that the headlights staying on ever prevented anything except long bulb life. it is undeniable that the headlights fail sooner because of it. and most severely that many many people will drive around with no tail lights for a while until they realize they haven't turned the full light system on. note that this will most often occur just after dusk when they are pulling out onto the highway. wonderful time not to have any tail lights on !!! in dusk lighting they are more likely than any other time not to notice the dash lights aren't on yet which is the only clue they failed to turn on the rest of the lights. the highlights are perfectly fine is the mental message. you have done a major disservice to highway safety by forcing the headlights-on feature. it is in fact an obvious hazard ! i have inadvertantly driven a while without full lights because of this dumb feature more than once, and it doesn't take genius to know that anyone with a newer vehicle saddled with this numb nut feature has done the same thing. admit you screwed up and repeal the feature ! if you weren't so blasted bent on protecting us from ourselves you wouldn't be inventing these stupid messes. there needs to be a recall (the largest in history) to reverse the hazardous feature! *ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS - SWITCH | |||
| 12/13/2004 | 125000 | 4 | 05/17/2004 |
| Consumer complained about ignition switch and headlights problems. while driving on a winding road the headlights just turned off, and consumer would have to wiggle the ignition to get the lights to turn back on. currently, manufacturer was recalling vehicles with this defect. however, because this vehicle had an excess of 125,000 miles it was 25,000 miles past the cut off point. *ak also, headlights will sometimes go out while driving. dealer replaced ignition switch. consumer felt that this problem should be a definitive recall without mileage limitations. *ak | |||