Utilimaster Exterior Lighting: Back Up Lights

Utilimaster is recalling about 47 vehicles over a problem with the exterior lighting. The center high-mounted stop lamps do not meet the requirements of the standard.

Campaign
01V248000
Manufacturer
UTILIMASTER CORPORATION
Reported
1 August 2001
Vehicles
47
Built between
From Jul 2001
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
30 July 2001
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between July 2001 and an unspecified date. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2000-2001 Utilimaster TrademasterBuilt July 2001 to unknown

What the defect is

Vehicle description: certain truck bodies fail to conform with the requirements of FMVSS no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." the center high-mounted stop lamps do not comply with the photometric requirements for the standard.

What could happen

The center high-mounted stop lamps do not meet the requirements of the standard.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CCENTER HIGH-MOUNTED STOP LAMP. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 30, 2001.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 2001 to unknown
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA1 August 2001
  3. Owners notified30 July 2001

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 August 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 take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact utilimaster at 1-816-765-2000.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
UTILIMASTER CORPORATION
Safety standard
FMVSS 108
Recall initiated by
MFR

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 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.

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