Recall 10E009000: Exterior Lighting

NHTSA recall 10E009000 · announced April 5, 2010 · Xenon · 10,000 units affected

The problem

XENON-VISION HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA ABOUT A NONCOMPLIANCE IN CERTAIN HID CONVERSION KITS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET PARTS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES. THE INCANDESENT FILAMENT DESIGN FAILS TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."

The risk

WHEN HALOGEN HEADLAMPS ARE CONVERTED TO HID LIGHT SOURCES, THE LAMPS WILL EMIT EXCESSIVE GLARE TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

What to do

XENON-VISION WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF RECORD AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT KITS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 10, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT XENON-VISION AT 1-626-698-6753.

Official NHTSA recall notice →

Notes

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

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