9999 TRUCK LITE TRUCK LITE Recall

Campaign:

80E014000 on 08/12/1980

Component:

Exterior lighting:tail lights

Manufactured:

01/31/1978 - 02/29/1980

Affected:

50,000

Defect:

On certain vehicles, lamp and grommet rotation may cause the rear combination lamps to fail to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices and associated equipment". lens rotation could result in the lamps exceeding the maximum candlepower limits of the safety standard.

Correction:

Manufacturer will mail the necessary clips and instructions to owners of the involved vehicles. owner may either make the repair himself or take the parts to a dealer to have the repair made, without charge.

Notes:

Vehicle category: trailers, vans, platforms and container chassis.system: lighting; rear combination lamps; truck-lite, part nos. 40758 through40765.consequences of defect: rear lamps that produce an excessive light intensitycould confuse or mislead other drivers and could contribute to an accident.

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