NHTSA safety recall

Recall 06E040000

Exterior Lighting — BMW, Chevrolet, GMC and others · reported 15 May 2006 · 1,648 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

CERTAIN E SPEED RACING COMBINATION LAMPS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT 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.

The risk

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

The fix

E SPEED RACING WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN MAY 10, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT E SPEED RACING 909-923-3636.

THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO E SPEED RACING AFTERMARKET COMBINATION 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'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

NHTSA campaign
06E040000
Filed by
E Speed Racing
Report received
15 May 2006
Owners notified
10 May 2006
Potentially affected
1,648

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 BMW E46 1991 BMW E46 1992 BMW E46 1993 BMW E46 1994 BMW E46 1995 BMW E46 1996 BMW E46 1997 BMW E46 1998 BMW E46 1999 BMW E46 2000 BMW E46 2001 BMW E46 2002 BMW E46 1994 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck 1995 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck 1996 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck 1997 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck 1998 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck 1999 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck 1994 GMC Pickup 1995 GMC Pickup 1996 GMC Pickup 1997 GMC Pickup 1998 GMC Pickup 1999 GMC Pickup 1994 Honda Accord 1995 Honda Accord 1996 Honda Accord 1997 Honda Accord 1998 Honda Accord 1999 Honda Accord 2000 Honda Accord 1990 Honda Civic 1991 Honda Civic 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

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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