Hecco Guang Zhou Exterior Lighting

Hecco Guang Zhou is recalling about 2,912 vehicles over a problem with the exterior lighting. These kits produce excessive glare to oncoming traffic which may result in a vehicle crash.

Campaign
09E018000
Manufacturer
EURODEZIGNS, INC.
Reported
24 April 2009
Vehicles
2,912
Built between
Not published
Models
23
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
NHTSA compliance test
Owners notified
15 May 2009
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.

  • Hecco Guang Zhou 8004
  • Hecco Guang Zhou 880
  • Hecco Guang Zhou 881
  • Hecco Guang Zhou 893
  • Hecco Guang Zhou 894
  • Hecco Guang Zhou 900
  • Hecco Guang Zhou 9003
  • Hecco Guang Zhou 9005
  • Hecco Guang Zhou 9006
  • Hecco Guang Zhou 9007
  • Hecco Guang Zhou 9008
  • Hecco Guang Zhou 9145
  • Hecco Guang Zhou D2R
  • Hecco Guang Zhou D2S
  • Hecco Guang Zhou H1
  • Hecco Guang Zhou H10
  • Hecco Guang Zhou H11
  • Hecco Guang Zhou H13
  • Hecco Guang Zhou H3
  • Hecco Guang Zhou H4
  • Hecco Guang Zhou H7
  • Hecco Guang Zhou H8
  • Hecco Guang Zhou H9

What the defect is

Eurodezigns, inc. Is recalling certain hid conversion kits sold for use as aftermarket parts for motor vehicles. When the hid bulbs and ballasts are combined for use with halogen lights they fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."

What could happen

These kits produce excessive glare to oncoming traffic which may result in a vehicle crash.

What gets fixed

EURODEZIGNS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT HID KITS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 15, 2009.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA24 April 2009
  2. Owners notified15 May 2009

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 24 April 2009.

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 eurodezigns at 1-219-764-9104.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
EURODEZIGNS, 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

Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .

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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