Recall campaign · NHTSA 05V244000

Exterior lighting

HACKNEY AND SONS, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2005-06-02.

Recall campaignNHTSA 05V244000

Exterior lighting

Component
Exterior lighting
Manufacturer
HACKNEY AND SONS, INC.
Vehicles affected
329
Reported to NHTSA
2005-06-02
Owners notified
2005-06-27

Defect description

CERTAIN TRUCK BODIES AND TRAILERS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, 'LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.' THE LIGHT PROJECTION FROM THE LICENSE PLATE LAMP DOES NOT MEET THE STANDARD REQUIREMENTS.

Safety risk

THE LICENSE PLATE WILL NOT BE PROPERLY ILLUMINATED.

Manufacturer remedy

OWNERS WILL BE ASKED TO SEE IF THE SIDE OF THE LICENSE PLATE LAMP FACING THE REAR IS UNPAINTED. IF THE SIDE IS UNPAINTED, HACKNEY WILL FURNISH A REPLACEMENT LICENSE PLATE LAMP AND WILL REIMBURSE THE OWNER A FIXED AMOUNT FOR INSTALLATION LABOR. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 27, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HACKNEY AT 1-252-946-6521.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
HACKNEY Truck Body2005 2004

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.