- Vehicles
- 539,000
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 129
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 7 May 2003
- 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 40.2002 BL
- APC 40.2002 BLE
- APC 40.2003 BL
- APC 40.2010 BL
- APC 40.2010 BLE
- APC 40.2015 BL
- APC 40.2023 BL
- APC 40.2029 BL
- APC 40.2029 BLE
- APC 40.2033 BL
- APC 40.2033 BLE
- APC 40.2034 BL
- APC 40.2038 BL
- APC 40.2051 BL
- APC 40.2052 BL
- APC 40.2055 BL
- APC 40.3000 CL
- APC 40.3000 CLE
- APC 40.3020 CL
- APC 40.3020 CLE
- APC 40.3021 CL
- APC 40.3021 CLE
- APC 40.3022 CL
- APC 40.3024 CL
- APC 40.3027 CL
- APC 40.3027 CLE
- APC 40.3028 CL
- APC 40.3029 CL
- APC 40.3029 CLE
- APC 40.3030 CL
- APC 40.3031 CL
- APC 40.3031 CLE
- APC 40.3032 CL
- APC 40.3032 CLE
- APC 40.3035 CL
- APC 40.3039 CL
- APC 40.3039 CLE
- APC 40.3040 CL
- APC 40.3041 CL
- APC 40.3042 CL
- APC 40.3043 CL
- APC 40.3043 CLE
- APC 40.3044 CL
- APC 40.3045 CL
- APC 40.3049 CL
- APC 40.3049 CLE
- APC 40.3050 CL
- APC 40.3050 CLE
- APC 40.3051 CL
- APC 40.3051 CLE
- APC 40.3052 CL
- APC 40.3060 CL
- APC 40.3060 CLE
- APC 40.3061 CL
- APC 40.3062 CL
- APC 40.3062 CLE
- APC 40.3070 CL
- APC 40.3071 CL
- APC 40.3072 CL
- APC 40.3073 CL
- APC 40.3074 CL
- APC 40.3074 CLE
- APC 40.3075 CL
- APC 40.3075 CLE
- APC 40.3080 CL
- APC 40.3081 CL
- APC 40.3090 CL
- APC 40.3091 CL
- APC 40.3095 CL
- APC 40.3096 CL
- APC 40.3097 CL
- APC 40.3100 CL
- APC 40.3102 CL
- APC 40.3103 CL
- APC 40.3104 CL
- APC 40.3110 CL
- APC 40.3111 CL
- APC 40.3112 CL
- APC 40.3113 CL
- APC 40.3114 CL
- APC 40.3120 CL
- APC 40.3121 CL
- APC 40.3122 CL
- APC 40.3126 CL
- APC 40.3127 CL
- APC 40.3128 CL
- APC 40.3129 CL
- APC 40.3131 CL
- APC 40.3133 CL
- APC 40.3150 CL
- APC 40.3151 CL
- APC 40.3615 HL
- APC 40.3701 B
- APC 40.3701 C
- APC 40.3701 CF
- APC 40.3704 B
- APC 40.3704 C
- APC 40.3704 CF
- APC 40.4162 Tlcf
- APC 40.4162 TLR
- APC 40.4164 TCF
- APC 40.4164 TLR
- APC 50.9004 BI
- APC 50.9004 G
- APC 50.9004 PW
- APC 50.9004 T
- APC 50.9005 BI
- APC 50.9005 G
- APC 50.9005 PW
- APC 50.9005 T
- APC 50.9005 X
- APC 50.9006 BI
- APC 50.9006 BIT
- APC 50.9006 G
- APC 50.9006 PW
- APC 50.9006 X
- APC 50.9007 BI
- APC 50.9007 BIT
- APC 50.9007 G
- APC 50.9007 PW
- APC 50.9007 X
- APC 509501
- APC 509502
- APC 509503
- APC 509504
- APC 509505
- APC 509506
- APC 509507
- APC Rear Lamp Assembly
What the defect is
Apc replacement lamp lenses and replacement headlamp bulbs. The lenses and bulbs do not comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." the units do not contain the comprehensive set of lamps and reflective devices.
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
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 7, 2003.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA28 February 2003
- Owners notified7 May 2003
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 28 February 2003.
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 do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact apc at 909-324-6029.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- AMERICAN PRODUCTS COMPANY
- 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, 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.