- Vehicles
- 2,633
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 88
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 26 March 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.
- CATZ CHB-001
- CATZ CHB-002
- CATZ CHB-003
- CATZ CHB-006
- CATZ CHB-007
- CATZ CHB-101
- CATZ CHB-102
- CATZ CHB-103
- CATZ CHB-104
- CATZ CHB-106
- CATZ CHB-107
- CATZ CHB-201
- CATZ CHB-202
- CATZ CHB-203
- CATZ CHB-205
- CATZ CHB-301
- CATZ CHB-302
- CATZ CHB-306
- CATZ CHB-307
- CATZ CHB-308
- CATZ CHB-D2R
- CATZ CHB-D2S
- CATZ CHB-D2SR
- CATZ CHD-00
- CATZ CHD-01
- CATZ CHH-001
- CATZ CHH-002
- CATZ CHH-003
- CATZ CHH-004
- CATZ CHH-005
- CATZ CHH-006
- CATZ CHH-007
- CATZ CHH-008
- CATZ CHH-101
- CATZ CHH-102
- CATZ CHH-103
- CATZ CHH-104
- CATZ CHH-105
- CATZ CHH-106
- CATZ CHH-107
- CATZ CHH-108
- CATZ CHH-201
- CATZ CHH-202
- CATZ CHH-203
- CATZ CHH-204
- CATZ CHH-205
- CATZ CHH-206
- CATZ CHH-301
- CATZ CHH-302
- CATZ CHH-303
- CATZ CHH-304
- CATZ CHH-305
- CATZ CHH-306
- CATZ CHH-307
- CATZ CHH-308
- CATZ CHP-002
- CATZ CHP-003
- CATZ CHP-005
- CATZ CHP-006
- CATZ CHP-008
- CATZ CHP-009
- CATZ CHP-010
- CATZ CHP-011
- CATZ CHP-020
- CATZ DI-H93
- CATZ DI-H938K
- CATZ DI-H94
- CATZ DI-H948K
- CATZ DI-H95
- CATZ DI-H96
- CATZ DI-H96B
- CATZ DI-H97
- CATZ DI-H978K
- CATZ DI-HH1
- CATZ DI-HH18K
- CATZ DI-HH3
- CATZ DI-HH38K
- CATZ DI-HH7
- CATZ DI-HH78K
- CATZ LK-H93BHL
- CATZ OS-10
- CATZ OS-24
- CATZ PX-H93
- CATZ PX-H94
- CATZ PX-H96
- CATZ PX-H97
- CATZ PX-HH1
- CATZ PX-HH7
What the defect is
Various catz "hid kits" lighting sources shipped from may 24, 2002, to august 27, 2003, that do not conform the the electrical specifications that are required by federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."
What could happen
These lights produce excessive glare to oncoming traffic.
What gets fixed
SINCE THERE IS NO POSSIBLE REPAIR OR REASONABLE EQUIVALENT REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT, CATZ WILL OFFER A FULL REFUND INCLUDING THE SHIPPING COST.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA16 September 2003
- Owners notified26 March 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 16 September 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.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- CATZ USA, INC.
- 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.