Recall 05E070000: Exterior Lighting, Tail Lights

NHTSA recall 05E070000 · announced October 31, 2005 · Optronics · 14,016 units affected

The problem

ALL 4" ROUND LED 3 FUNCTION TAIL LAMPS, MODEL NUMBER STL-45RK, MANUFACTURED BY OPTRONICS AND SOLD AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT. THE LED LIGHT OUTPUT IS INSUFFICIENT TO MEET THE THREE LIGHTED SECTION, TAIL LAMP REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

The risk

THE LED PLACEMENT DOES NOT SPREAD OUT THE LIGHT OR DIRECT THE LIGHT IN A WAY THAT GENERATES ENOUGH ILLUMINATED LENS AREA. APPROACHING VEHICLES MAY NOT SEE THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.

What to do

OPTRONICS WILL NOTIFY ITS OWNERS AND REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 20, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT OPTRONICS AT 918-683-9514.

Official NHTSA recall notice →

Notes

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.

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.