Acura Exterior Lighting: Headlights

Acura is recalling about 292,000 vehicles over a problem with the exterior lighting. Without the amber reflectors, the vehicle will be poorly illuminated, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.

Campaign
06E023000
Manufacturer
ANZO USA, INC.
Reported
13 March 2006
Vehicles
292,000
Built between
Not published
Models
25
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
NHTSA compliance test
Owners notified
9 May 2006
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.

  • 1990-1993 Acura Integra
  • 2002-2005 Acura RSX
  • ANZO Headlamp
  • 1992-1998 BMW 3 Series
  • 1992-1998 BMW 5 Series
  • 1995-1997 Chevrolet Blazer
  • 2002-2003 Chevrolet Denali
  • 2003-2006 Chevrolet Silverado
  • 1996-2000 Dodge Caravan
  • 2004, 2006 Dodge RAM
  • 2003-2006 Ford Expedition
  • 1997-2001, 2004-2006 Ford F-150
  • 1994-1998 Ford Mustang
  • 1990-2006 Honda Accord
  • 1992-2006 Honda Civic
  • 2002 Infiniti I30
  • 1999-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee
  • 1995-1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse
  • 2003-2006 Mitsubishi Lancer
  • 2002-2004 Nissan Altima
  • 2001-2004 Nissan Frontier
  • 2000-2002 Nissan Sentra
  • 2004-2006 Scion XB
  • 2003-2006 Toyota Corolla
  • 2003-2006 Toyota Matrix

What the defect is

Certain anzo combination headlamp assemblies sold as replacement lamps for use on certain passenger vehicles. Some combination lamps are not equipped with amber side reflectors which fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."

What could happen

Without the amber reflectors, the vehicle will be poorly illuminated, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.

What gets fixed

ANZO WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE HEADLAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN MAY 9, 2006.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA13 March 2006
  2. Owners notified9 May 2006

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 13 March 2006.

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 may contact anzo USA at 909-468-3688.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
ANZO 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

This recall only pertains to aftermarket headlamp assemblies manufactured by anzo and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the listed passenger vehicles.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

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.

Same component

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