Defect Description For Recall
Buyers Products Company (Buyers Products) Is Recalling Certain Warning Triangles, Part Numbers Ert10 (3 Pack), And Ert01 (Single Piece) Manufactured March 2011 To June 2014. Due To Having An Insufficiently Rigid Joint Between The Base And The Triangle And Being Improperly Filled With Ballast, The Affected Triangles May Blow Over From Wind Gusts. As Such, The Triangles Fail To Comply With Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 125 “Warning Devices.”
Make Of Vehicle
BUYERS PRODUCTS
Model Of Vehicle
WARNING TRIANGLE ERT01
Year
9999
Recall Campaign Number
14E054000
Component Description
Equipment
Effect Of Defect
If The Triangle Blows Over In Wind Gusts, Such As Those From Passing Vehicles, Other Drivers May Not Be Adequately Warned Of A Stopped Vehicle, Increasing The Risk Of A Crash.
Fix Defect
Buyers Products Dealers Will Notify Owners, And Refunds Will Be Given For The Purchased Warning Triangles. Buyers Products Notified Its Dealers Beginning On August 26, 2014. Owners May Contact Buyers Products Customer Service At 1-440-974-8888. Buyers Products’ Number For This Recall Is Tsb-Ert10.
Vehicle Manufacturer
Buyers Products Company
Start Of Manufacture
20110301
End Of Manufacture
20140630
Type Of Vehicle Recall
E
Number Affected
47912
Date Owners Notified
20140826
Initiated By
Ovsc
Responsible Manufacturer
Buyers Products Company
Date Report Received
20140818
Make Campaign Number
TSB-ERT10
Part Number
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
125