NHTSA Campaign 05V559000

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Issued by QUALITY COACHES INC. · Reported Dec 13, 2005 · 2 vehicles affected

What's wrong

CERTAIN CONVERSION VANS BUILT ON GMC/CHEVROLET CHASSIS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THE HOUSING LENS OF THE CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP DOES NOT ALLOW ENOUGH LIGHT TO EMIT FROM THE LAMP.

Consequence

FOLLOWING VEHICLES MAY NOT BE FULLY INFORMED OF VEHICLE BRAKING. REAR-END CRASHES AND INJURY TO OCCUPANTS MAY OCCUR.

Remedy

QUALITY COACHES IS WORKING WITH AUDIOVOX TO REPLACE THE CENTER HIGH-MOUNTED BRAKE LAMP ASSEMBLY. OWNERS MAY CONTACT QUALITY COACHES AT 1-800-373-6357 OR ASA AT 1-800-274-1886.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
CHEVROLET EXPRESS 2500 2004 2
QUALITY COACH SAVANA 2005 2

Source: NHTSA Campaign 05V559000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.