Crossroads Exterior Lighting

Crossroads is recalling about 1,018 vehicles over a problem with the exterior lighting. Lack of reflectors could lead to reduced visibility of the travel trailer increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
09V136000
Manufacturer
CROSSROADS RV
Reported
23 April 2009
Vehicles
1,018
Built between
Sep 2004 – Feb 2009
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
15 May 2009
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between September 2004 and February 2009. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2005-2009 Crossroads Cross TerrainBuilt September 2004 to February 2009
  • 2006-2009 Crossroads CrossforceBuilt September 2004 to February 2009
  • 2006-2008 Crossroads Zinger CrossfireBuilt September 2004 to February 2009

What the defect is

Crossroads RV is recalling 1,018 my 2005-2009 cross terrain, my 2006-2009 crossforce and my 2006-2008 zinger crossfire travel trailers. These travel trailers fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." the travel trailers were built without rear reflex reflectors.

What could happen

Lack of reflectors could lead to reduced visibility of the travel trailer increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL SEND REFLECTORS AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS TO CUSTOMERS. CUSTOMERS WILL HAVE THE OPTION OF INSTALLING THE REFLECTORS OR TAKE THEIR TRAVEL TRAILER TO THE NEAREST CROSSROADS RV CERTIFIED DEALER TO HAVE THE INSTALLATION DONE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MAY 2009.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtSeptember 2004 to February 2009
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA23 April 2009
  3. 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 23 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 crossroads RV at 888-226-7496.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
CROSSROADS RV
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

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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