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RECALL 06E026000: REPLACEMENT HEADLIGHT
« on: October 27, 2010, 07:55:51 pm »
NHTSA CAMPAIGN #: 06E026000
MAKE: DODGE
MODEL: DAKOTA
YEAR: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
MFR CAMPAIGN #:
COMPONENT DESCRIPTION: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MANUFACTURER: PRO-A MOTORS, INC.
BEGIN DATE OF MANUFACTURING:
END DATE OF MANUFACTURING:
POTENTIAL # OF UNITS AFFECTED: 61944
DATE OWNER NOTIFIED BY MFR: 20060403
MANUFACTURERS OF RECALLED VEHICLES/PRODUCTS: CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
REPORT RECEIVED DATE: 20060323
RECORD CREATION DATE: 20060323
REGULATION PART #: 571
FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD #: 108
DEFECT SUMMARY:
CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS 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.

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

CORRECTIVE SUMMARY:
PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS.  THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.

RECALL NOTES:
THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO PRO-A MOTORS 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://HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

 

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