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NHTSA Campaign 09E012000

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

NHTSA campaign 09E012000 covers 226 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting. The repair is free.

09E012000 covers 58 models from Dodge, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Ford, Jeep, Kia, Lincoln, Mazda, Lexus, Nissan, Saturn, Porsche, Pontiac, Toyota, Subaru, Volkswagen, Mitsubishi, Acura, Honda, Hyundai and Scion, model years 2000–2008.

Owners of the model years 09E012000 covers have filed at least 1,865 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.

Among the 09E012000 vehicles, the 2000 Chevrolet Malibu has the most (241).

What this recall covers

The defect
SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.
The risk
DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The fix
SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.
Notes
THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON VEHICLES PRODUCED BY THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER. IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF YOUR AFTERMARKET LAMP ASSEMBLY IS AFFECTED BY THIS NONCOMPLIANCE, PLEASE REVIEW THE LIST OF MODEL NUMBERS PROVIDED TO US BY SABERSPORT. THE LIST CAN BE FOUND UNDER "DOCUMENT SEARCH" LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SCREEN.

Vehicles covered by 09E012000 (226)

Scion (1)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09E012000, 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