- Vehicles
- 4,570
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 74
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 7 January 2002
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- APC 40.4105 Tlcf
- APC 40.4105 Tlrb
- APC 40.4105 Tlrg
- APC 40.4105 Tlrp
- APC 40.4105 Tlrr
- APC 40.4110 Tlcf
- APC 40.4110 Tlrb
- APC 40.4110 Tlrg
- APC 40.4110 Tlrp
- APC 40.4110 Tlrr
- APC 40.4111 Tlcf
- APC 40.4111 Tlrb
- APC 40.4111 Tlrg
- APC 40.4111 Tlrp
- APC 40.4111 Tlrr
- APC 40.4112 Tlcf
- APC 40.4112 Tlrb
- APC 40.4112 Tlrg
- APC 40.4112 Tlrp
- APC 40.4112 Tlrr
- APC 40.4118 Tlcf
- APC 40.4118 Tlrb
- APC 40.4118 Tlrg
- APC 40.4118 Tlrp
- APC 40.4118 Tlrr
- APC 40.4121 Tlcf
- APC 40.4121 Tlrb
- APC 40.4121 Tlrg
- APC 40.4121 Tlrp
- APC 40.4121 Tlrr
- APC 40.4130 Tlcf
- APC 40.4130 Tlrb
- APC 40.4130 Tlrg
- APC 40.4130 Tlrp
- APC 40.4130 Tlrr
- APC 40.4131 Tlcf
- APC 40.4131 Tlrb
- APC 40.4131 Tlrg
- APC 40.4131 Tlrp
- APC 40.4131 Tlrr
- APC 40.4142 Tlcf
- APC 40.4142 Tlrg
- APC 40.4142 Tlrp
- APC 40.4142 Tlrr
- APC 40.4147 Tlcf
- APC 40.4148 TLR
- APC 40.4150 Tlcf
- APC 40.4150 Tlrb
- APC 40.4150 Tlrg
- APC 40.4150 Tlrp
- APC 40.4150 Tlrr
- APC 40.4151 Tlcf
- APC 40.4151 Tlrb
- APC 40.4151 Tlrg
- APC 40.4151 Tlrp
- APC 40.4151 Tlrr
- APC 40.4152 Tlcf
- APC 40.4152 Tlrb
- APC 40.4152 Tlrg
- APC 40.4152 Tlrp
- APC 40.4152 Tlrr
- APC 40.4161 Tlcf
- APC 40.4161 Tlrb
- APC 40.4161 Tlrg
- APC 40.4161 Tlrp
- APC 40.4161 Tlrr
- APC 40.4166 Tlcf
- APC 40.4166 Tlrb
- APC 40.4166 Tlrg
- APC 40.4166 Tlrp
- APC 40.4166 Tlrr
- APC 40.4170 TLR
- APC Altezza
- APC Euro Tail
What the defect is
Equipment description: taillamp with clear lens assemblies which were not manufactured with side reflex reflectors and side marker lamps as required under federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."
What could happen
Without the reflective devices required under FMVSS no. 108 in the taillamp assembly, the motorist may not be clearly visible to other motorists, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
AMERICAN PRODUCTS COMPANY (APC) WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS TO RETURN THE NON-COMPLYING TAIL LAMPS TO THEM FOR A REPLACEMENT FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 7, 2002.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA1 July 2001
- Owners notified7 January 2002
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 1 July 2001.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners who attempt to have their tail lamps replaced on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact apc at 1-310-407-4538.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- AMERICAN PRODUCTS COMPANY
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 108
- Recall initiated by
- OVSC
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.