Recall campaign · NHTSA 07V463000

Exterior lighting: headlights

UTILIMASTER CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2007-10-01.

Recall campaignNHTSA 07V463000

Exterior lighting: headlights

Component
Exterior lighting: headlights
Manufacturer
UTILIMASTER CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
454
Reported to NHTSA
2007-10-01
Owners notified
2007-10-22

Defect description

ON CERTAIN WALK-IN DELIVERY VANS, THE HEADLIGHT MODULES WERE INCORRECTLY WIRED. THIS CAN CAUSE THE HEADLAMP TO OPERATE WITH REDUCED EFFECTIVENESS.

Safety risk

POOR LIGHTING FROM THE HEADLIGHTS COULD CAUSE REDUCED ROAD VISIBILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE VERIFICATION AND REPAIR OF THE WIRING DEFECT. OWNERS WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR THE LABOR COST OF THE REPAIRS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 22, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT UTILIMASTER AT 1-800-582-3454.

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

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
UTILIMASTER Aeromaster2007

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.