- Vehicles
- 276
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 25 November 2008
- 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.
- 3M Series 963
What the defect is
3M company (3M) is recalling 276 rolls of 3M flexible prismatic conspicuity markings series 963 retroreflective sheeting sold for use as aftermarket equipment which is designed to enhance the conspicuity of certain trucks and trailers. The sheeting in question does not comply with one of the photometric performance requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." the 3M part numbers are: 963-10 (white), 963-326 (red/white), and 963-32 (red/white). The items were produced from the week of august 25 through november 6, 2008. The lot numbers are edb 1926, 1927, 1928, and 1934.
What could happen
The sheeting does not reflect the full amount of light required by the standard. This could reduce the conspicuity of vehicles on which the sheeting is applied, which could increase the likelihood of a crash.
What gets fixed
3M WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND WILL OFFER TO REPLACE THE NONCOMPLIANT SHEETING WITH EQUIVALENT OR BETTER SHEETING, AT NO CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN DURING NOVEMBER 2008.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA19 November 2008
- Owners notified25 November 2008
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 19 November 2008.
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 3M at 1-651-736-3132.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- 3M COMPANY TRAFFIC SAFETY SYSTEMS DIV.
- 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
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.