Mcneilus Exterior Lighting: Hazard Flashing Warning Lights

Mcneilus is recalling about 270 vehicles over a problem with the exterior lighting. Inadequate lighting could reduce the visibility of the vehicle, increasing the potential for a crash.

Campaign
12V236000
Manufacturer
MCNEILUS TRUCK & MANUFACTURING
Reported
22 May 2012
Vehicles
270
Built between
Not published
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
18 June 2012
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.

  • 2010-2012 Mcneilus ZR

What the defect is

Mcneilus is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 zr trucks, manufactured from april 26, 2010, through may 1, 2012 for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108 “lamps, reflective devices and associated equipment.” the hazard warning lamps do not work when the ignition is in the off position.

What could happen

Inadequate lighting could reduce the visibility of the vehicle, increasing the potential for a crash.

What gets fixed

MCNEILUS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND MCNEILUS SERVICE TECHNICIANS WILL CONNECT THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS DIRECTLY TO THE VEHICLE’S POWER SUPPLY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN EARLY JUNE 2012.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA22 May 2012
  2. Owners notified18 June 2012

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 22 May 2012.

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 mcneilus at 507-374-6321.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
41-0967369
Recalling manufacturer
MCNEILUS TRUCK & MANUFACTURING
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

Mcneilus safety recall no. 41-0967369. 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 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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