EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
K2 MOTOR IS RECALLING 1,921 AFTERMARKET HEADLAMPS OF VARIOUS MODELS SOLD FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS ARE MISSING THE AMBER SIDE REFLEX REFLECTOR WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."
Remedy: K2 MOTOR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMEBER 17, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT K2 MOTOR AT 1-909-839-2992.
1,921 vehicles affected
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CERTAIN CK MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION HEADLIGHTS, CLEAR CORNER, BUMPER, AND SIDE MARKER LIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE 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.
Remedy: CK MOTORSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE NONCOMPLIANT LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CK MOTORSPORT AT 1-909-610-7211.
27,176 vehicles affected
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
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.
Remedy: 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.
61,944 vehicles affected
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
SOME VEHICLES HAVE BUCKET SEAT BACK LOCKS THAT DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 207, ANCHORAGE OF SEATS. IN EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT BACK LOCK MAY NOT FUNCTION.
Remedy: INSPECTION OF SEAT BACK LOCKS WILL BE PERFORMED. LOCKS THAT HAVE BENT, BROKEN OR MISSING HOOKS WILL BE REPLACED.
76,586 vehicles affected
PURCHASED NEW TIRES - NO EMBEDDED DATE CODE. *TR
I OWN A TRUCK WITH WILDERNESS AT P235-75R15 TIRES WHICH WERE PURCHASED AT FIRESTONE IN SPOKANE IN 1996. THESE TIRES HAVE PLENTY OF WEAR LEFT ON THEM AS I SELDOM DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. I CONTACTED FIRESTONE ABOUT WHETHER THESE TIRES WERE RECALLED. I WAS TOLD "NO". PER INFO I RECEIVED FROM YOU, IT APPEARS THESE TIRES ARE A POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY FIRESTONE OF ANY SUCH RECALL. PLEASE ADVISE ME ON THIS. *NM
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE MADE A POPPING SOUND AND MALFUNCTIONED, CONSUMER THEN PULLED OVER AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES, POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE WHICH CAUSED FIRE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *JB
Fire
ENGINE OIL LEAK CAUSED VEHICLE ENGINE FIRE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *MJS
Fire
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
BUCKET SEAT DO NOT LOCK UNTIL ACCIDENT WHEN TRAVELING 30 MPH (DUE TO DESIGN), INCIDENT WHEN HARD BRAKING CHILDREN PUSHED SEAT FORWARD CAUSING FRONT OCCUPANTS TO GO TOWARD DASH AND WINDSHIELD AREA.
DRIVERS SHOULDER BELT STUCK, DUE TO FAILED SEAT BELT RETRACTOR. *DSH
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AW
REAR MAIN OIL SEAL FAILURE, ALSO OIL MIXES WITH WATER. *AW