NHTSA Recall 06E025000 — Acura, Chevrolet, Ford and others Exterior Lighting › Headlights

What's wrong

CERTAIN POLI-AUTO COMBINATION HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES, P/NOS. 11-728, 11-728D, 11-710, 11-419, 11-713, 11-703, 11-704, 11-708P, 11-735, 11-725, 11-726, 11-716 (P&C), 11-721-1, 11-733, 11-729, 11-730, AND 11-732, SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES. 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."

The risk

WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

The fix

POLI-AUTO WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE HEADLAMPS AT ITS ORIGINAL PURCHASE PRICE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING APRIL 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT POLI-AUTO AT 305-477-1356.

CUSTOMERS MAY 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.

NHTSA campaign

06E025000

Filed by

Poli-auto, Inc.

Report received

21 Mar 2006

Owners notified

2 May 2006

Potentially affected

1,450

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1990 Acura Integra 1991 Acura Integra 1992 Acura Integra 1993 Acura Integra 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer 1997 Ford Bronco 2003 Ford Expedition 1997 Ford F-150 1994 Ford Mustang 1995 Ford Mustang 1996 Ford Mustang 1997 Ford Mustang 1998 Ford Mustang 2001 GMC Yukon Denali 2002 GMC Yukon Denali 2003 GMC Yukon Denali 1990 Honda Accord 1991 Honda Accord 1992 Honda Accord 1993 Honda Accord 1994 Honda Accord 1995 Honda Accord 1996 Honda Accord 1997 Honda Accord 1998 Honda Accord 1999 Honda Accord 2000 Honda Accord 2001 Honda Accord 2002 Honda Accord 2003 Honda Accord 1992 Honda Civic 1993 Honda Civic 1994 Honda Civic 1995 Honda Civic 1996 Honda Civic 1997 Honda Civic 1998 Honda Civic 1999 Honda Civic 2000 Honda Civic 2001 Honda Civic 2002 Honda Civic 2003 Honda Civic 1992 Honda Prelude 1993 Honda Prelude 1994 Honda Prelude 1995 Honda Prelude 1996 Honda Prelude 2002 Toyota Corolla

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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