J & A Auto Exterior Lighting: Headlights

J & a Auto is recalling about 67 vehicles over a problem with the exterior lighting. Oncoming traffic may experience a higher than normal amount of glare which could affect driver's vision, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash without warning.

Campaign
07E012000
Manufacturer
J & A AUTO ACCESSORIES
Reported
12 February 2007
Vehicles
67
Built between
Not published
Models
23
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
NHTSA compliance test
Owners notified
9 February 2007
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.

  • J & A Auto 9004KP
  • J & A Auto 9004KW
  • J & A Auto 9005KB
  • J & A Auto 9005KP
  • J & A Auto 9005KW
  • J & A Auto 9006KB
  • J & A Auto 9006KP
  • J & A Auto 9006KW
  • J & A Auto 9007KB
  • J & A Auto 9007KP
  • J & A Auto 9007KW
  • J & A Auto H11KP
  • J & A Auto H11KW
  • J & A Auto H13KP
  • J & A Auto H13KW
  • J & A Auto H1KP
  • J & A Auto H1KW
  • J & A Auto H3KP
  • J & A Auto H3KW
  • J & A Auto H4KP
  • J & A Auto H4KW
  • J & A Auto H7KP
  • J & A Auto H7KW

What the defect is

Certain j &a aftermarket high intensity discharge headlamp systems sold for use on passenger vehicles. These kits do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment.

What could happen

Oncoming traffic may experience a higher than normal amount of glare which could affect driver's vision, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash without warning.

What gets fixed

J & A AUTO WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A REFUND FOR ANY NONCOMPLIANT LAMP. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 9, 2007.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA12 February 2007
  2. Owners notified9 February 2007

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 12 February 2007.

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 can contact j & a auto toll-free at 888-327-4981.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
J & A AUTO ACCESSORIES
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.

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