MOZO Exterior Lighting: Headlights

Mozo is recalling about 953 vehicles over a problem with the exterior lighting. These kits produce excessive glare to oncoming traffic which may result in a vehicle crash.

Campaign
09E029000
Manufacturer
MOZO PRODUCTS, LLC
Reported
14 May 2009
Vehicles
953
Built between
Not published
Models
22
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
NHTSA compliance test
Owners notified
3 June 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.

  • MOZO 880
  • MOZO 881
  • MOZO 892
  • MOZO 9004
  • MOZO 9005
  • MOZO 9006
  • MOZO 9007
  • MOZO B1
  • MOZO C 11
  • MOZO C 6
  • MOZO C 7
  • MOZO C 9
  • MOZO D2C
  • MOZO H1
  • MOZO H10
  • MOZO H11
  • MOZO H13
  • MOZO H3
  • MOZO H4
  • MOZO H7
  • MOZO H8
  • MOZO H9

What the defect is

Mozo products, LLC is recalling certain hid headlight kits sold for use as aftermarket parts for motor vehicles. These kits 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

MOZO WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT KITS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 3, 2009.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA14 May 2009
  2. Owners notified3 June 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 14 May 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 mozo at 1-662-534-1523.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
MOZO PRODUCTS, LLC
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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