NHTSA safety recall

Recall 06E064000

Exterior Lighting — Acura, BMW, Chevrolet and others · reported 17 Jul 2006 · 4,029 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

CERTAIN TRADESONIC COMBINATION LAMPS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED PASSENGER VEHICLES. COMBINATION LAMPS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

The risk

LACK OF AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS IN THE LAMPS WILL DECREASE LIGHTING VISIBILITY TO OTHER DRIVERS AND MAY POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

The fix

TRADESONIC WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JULY 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TRADESONIC AT 626-934-8884.

THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO TRADESONIC AFTERMARKET 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

06E064000

Filed by

Tradesonic

Report received

17 Jul 2006

Potentially affected

4,029

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 Acura Rsx 2003 Acura Rsx 2004 Acura Rsx 2005 Acura Rsx 1992 BMW 3 Series 1993 BMW 3 Series 1994 BMW 3 Series 1995 BMW 3 Series 1996 BMW 3 Series 1997 BMW 3 Series 1998 BMW 3 Series 2002 Chevrolet Denali 2003 Chevrolet Denali 2004 Chevrolet Denali 2005 Chevrolet Denali 2006 Chevrolet Denali 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1997 Chrysler Sebring 1998 Chrysler Sebring 1999 Chrysler Sebring 2000 Chrysler Sebring 1997 Dodge Avenger 1998 Dodge Avenger 1999 Dodge Avenger 2000 Dodge Avenger 2003 Ford Expedition 2004 Ford Expedition 2005 Ford Expedition 2006 Ford Expedition 1997 Ford F-150 1998 Ford F-150 1999 Ford F-150 2000 Ford F-150 2001 Ford F-150 2004 Ford F-150 2005 Ford F-150 2006 Ford F-150 1994 Ford Mustang 1995 Ford Mustang 1996 Ford Mustang 1997 Ford Mustang 1998 Ford Mustang 1999 Ford Mustang 2000 Ford Mustang 2001 Ford Mustang 2002 Ford Mustang 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 2004 Honda Accord 2005 Honda Accord 2006 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 2004 Honda Civic 2005 Honda Civic 2006 Honda Civic 1993 Honda Del Sol 1994 Honda Del Sol 1995 Honda Del Sol 1996 Honda Del Sol 1997 Honda Del Sol 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee 2000 Lincoln Navigator 2001 Lincoln Navigator 2002 Lincoln Navigator 2003 Lincoln Navigator 2001 Mazda Protege 2002 Mazda Protege 2003 Mazda Protege 2004 Mazda Protege 2005 Mazda Protege 2006 Mazda Protege 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer 2002 Nissan Altima 2003 Nissan Altima 2001 Nissan Frontier 2002 Nissan Frontier 2003 Nissan Frontier 2004 Nissan Frontier 2005 Nissan Frontier 2006 Nissan Frontier 2002 Nissan Sentra 2003 Nissan Sentra 1999 Pontiac Grand Am 2000 Pontiac Grand Am 2001 Pontiac Grand Am 2002 Pontiac Grand Am 2003 Pontiac Grand Am 2003 Scion Xb 2004 Scion Xb 2005 Scion Xb 2006 Scion Xb 2003 Toyota Corolla 2004 Toyota Corolla 2005 Toyota Corolla 2006 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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