NHTSA Campaign 08E050000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NHTSA campaign 08E050000 covers 56 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: headlights. The repair is free.
08E050000 covers 13 models from Dodge, Chevrolet, Ford, Honda, Toyota, Subaru and MINI, model years 2000–2008.
Owners of the model years 08E050000 covers have filed at least 201 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 08E050000 vehicles, the 2001 Honda Civic has the most (62).
What this recall covers
- The defect
- 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."
- The risk
- WITHOUT THE AMBER SIDE REFLEX REFLECTORS, THE LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY BE AFFECTED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- The fix
- 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.
- Notes
- THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY HONDA, FORD, OR CHRYSLER LLC.
Vehicles covered by 08E050000 (56)
Ford (18)
Chevrolet (16)
- 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier
- 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier
- 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier
- 2000 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2001 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2002 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2003 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2004 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2005 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2006 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2007 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2008 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2000 Chevrolet Venture
- 2001 Chevrolet Venture
- 2002 Chevrolet Venture
- 2003 Chevrolet Venture
Honda (8)
Dodge (7)
Subaru (2)
Toyota (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08E050000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted