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NHTSA Campaign 06E099000

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Issued by CARFILO · Reported Dec 21, 2006 · 200 vehicles affected

What's wrong

CERTAIN CARFILO APEXCONE HID KITS, MODELS APX9004, APX9005, APX9006, APX9007, APXH1, APXH3, APXH4, AND APXH7 SOLD AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR USE ON PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE REPLACEMENT BULBS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

Consequence

ONCOMING TRAFFIC MAY EXPERIENCE HIGHER THAN NORMAL AMOUNT OF GLARE WHICH COULD AFFECT DRIVER'S VISION, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy

CARFILO WILL NOTIFY ITS OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE NONCOMPLIANT HID KITS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 1, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CARFILO AT 305-594-1088.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
APEXCONE APX9004 200
APEXCONE APX9005 200
APEXCONE APX9006 200
APEXCONE APX9007 200
APEXCONE APXH1 200
APEXCONE APXH3 200
APEXCONE APXH4 200
APEXCONE APXH7 200

Source: NHTSA Campaign 06E099000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.