- Vehicles
- 16,527
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 25 September 2014
- Repaired
- 6%
- Unrepaired
- 15,151
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.
- Imperial Triangle Warning 0050250
- Imperial Triangle Warning 0050253
Repair progress
15,151 of 16,527 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2015.
6% repaired — 1,002 of 16,527 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 96
- Scrapped or exported
- 278
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Imperial Supplies, LLC, a division of W.W. Grainger, Inc., is recalling certain triangle warning signs manufactured by Torch. Test reports indicate that the triangle warning signs, labeled C&J, may reflect an inadequate amount of light. As such, these triangle warning kits fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 125, "Warning devices."
What could happen
Warning triangles that do not properly reflect light may fail to warn others that a vehicle is parked, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Imperial Supplies, LLC will notify customers and will replace the current triangle warning signs with new triangle signs. The recall began in late September 2014.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA25 July 2014
- Owners notified25 September 2014
- Latest repair reportQ4 2015 — 6% repaired
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 25 July 2014.
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 Imperial Supplies, LLC customer service at 1-800-558-2808 ext 4964344.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- W.W. Grainger, Inc.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 125
- 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 Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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.