NHTSA safety recall

Recall 77V030000

Exterior Lighting — Hercules · reported 1 Mar 1977 · 223 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

THE INVOLVED VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH HEADLIGHTS THAT FAIL TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT". ALSO, THE TAIL, STOP AND LICENSE PLATE ASSEMBLY WAS NOT INSTALLED AND RED AND YELLOW SIDE REFLECTORS WERE OMITTED.

The fix

DEALER WILL INSTALL THE PROPER LIGHTS AND REFLECTORS TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SAFETY STANDARD, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR DRIVEN CYCLES.SYSTEM: LIGHTING AND COMMUNICATIONS; TAIL, STOP AND LICENSE PLATE ASSEMBLY.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: INADEQUATE HEADLIGHTS AND MISSING REFLECTORS AND TAIL,STOP AND LICENSE PLATE ASSEMBLY CREATE A SAFETY HAZARD WHICH COULD LEAD TO AVEHICLE ACCIDENT.

NHTSA campaign
77V030000
Filed by
Nurenberger Hercules-werk
Report received
1 Mar 1977
Owners notified
11 Apr 1979
Potentially affected
223

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.

1974 Hercules Dkw 1975 Hercules Dkw 1976 Hercules Dkw 1974 Hercules P1 1975 Hercules P1 1976 Hercules P1

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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