- Vehicles
- 55,440
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 15 January 2015
- Repaired
- 1%
- Unrepaired
- 52,813
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.
- Sirco Warning Triangle Kits
Repair progress
52,813 of 55,440 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2016.
1% repaired — 716 of 55,440 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 32
- Scrapped or exported
- 1,879
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
Sirco Industries, Inc. (Sirco) is recalling certain models of warning triangle kits, part number SI1005, manufactured by Fuzhou Torch Industrial Co., Ltd. and imported by C&J International Trading as part number TO-502. The affected warning triangle kits do not have the manufacturer's name permanently marked on each triangle in the kit. The warning triangles may also be unstable in high winds. As such, these warning triangles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 125, "Warning Devices."
What could happen
Noncompliant warning triangles are at an increased risk of performance failure, and thereby may increase the risk of a crash or other safety hazards to motorists by failing to warn other motorists of an impending hazard.
What gets fixed
Sirco will notify owners and offer a full refund or a suitable replacement item. The recall is expected to begin during December 2014.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA13 August 2014
- Owners notified15 January 2015
- Latest repair reportQ2 2016 — 1% 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 13 August 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 Sirco Customer Service at 1-800-323-0647.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Sirco Industries, 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.