- Vehicles
- 1,242
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 9
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 23 March 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.
- New Focus HID-9004
- New Focus HID-9005
- New Focus HID-9006
- New Focus HID-9007
- New Focus HID-H1
- New Focus HID-H13
- New Focus HID-H3
- New Focus HID-H4
- New Focus HID-H7
What the defect is
All new focus hid kits, models 9004, 9005, 9006, 9007, H1, H13, H3, H4, and H7, imported by ricardo cruz distributors, inc. The replacement bulbs fail to conform requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment.
What could happen
Oncoming traffic may experience higher than normal amount of glare which could affect driver's vision, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
RICARDO CRUZ WILL NOTIFY ITS OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE NONCOMPLIANT HID KITS. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN APRIL 2006.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA30 March 2006
- Owners notified23 March 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 30 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 ricardo cruz at 787-740-2300.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- RICARDO CRUZ DISTRIBUTORS
- 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
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.