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 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 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 . | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - FOG LIGHTS | |||
| 03/10/2004 | 2230 | 2 | 12/28/2003 |
| While driving on the interstate at 70 mph headlight and the fog light went out without warning. consumer pulled off the interstate. consumer had to follow another motorist to a hotel because she couldn't see to travel. *ak *nm | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS - SWITCH | |||
| 01/01/2007 | 48000 | 1 | 11/29/2003 |
| Headlights and brake lights turn off. dealer states that the multi-function switch is defective and needs replacing. google search has several similar complaints in forums by other chrysler owners. a few stating that they flash on an off while they are driving at night. the dealer tapped the part for me and they turn on...tap again...they turn off. the dealer charges 300 to replace this part. are they replacing it with another part that will go defective or have they fixed the root cause of the problem. this is a huge safety issue. our headlights should be reliable...*jb | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||
| 03/10/2004 | 2230 | 2 | 12/28/2003 |
| While driving on the interstate at 70 mph headlight and the fog light went out without warning. consumer pulled off the interstate. consumer had to follow another motorist to a hotel because she couldn't see to travel. *ak *nm | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TURN SIGNAL | |||
| 06/27/2006 | 33630 | 2 | 06/05/2006 |
| Dt*: the contact stated the air bag light illuminated and the turn signals did not work. the dealership was alerted however, the vehicle has not been inspected. | |||