- Vehicles
- 47,912
- Built between
- Mar 2011 – Jun 2014
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 26 August 2014
- Repaired
- 8%
- Unrepaired
- 40,150
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2011 and June 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Buyers Products Warning Triangle ERT01Built March 2011 to June 2014
- Buyers Products Warning Triangle ERT10Built March 2011 to June 2014
Repair progress
40,150 of 47,912 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2015.
8% repaired — 3,881 of 47,912 reported
- Scrapped or exported
- 3,881
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
Buyers Products Company (Buyers Products) is recalling certain warning triangles, part numbers ERT10 (3 pack), and ERT01 (single piece) manufactured March 2011 to June 2014. Due to having an insufficiently rigid joint between the base and the triangle and being improperly filled with ballast, the affected triangles may blow over from wind gusts. As such, the triangles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 125 "Warning Devices."
What could happen
If the triangle blows over in wind gusts, such as those from passing vehicles, other drivers may not be adequately warned of a stopped vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Buyers Products dealers will notify owners, and refunds will be given for the purchased warning triangles. Buyers Products notified its dealers beginning on August 26, 2014.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2011 to June 2014
- Recall reported to NHTSA18 August 2014
- Owners notified26 August 2014
- Latest repair reportQ4 2015 — 8% 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 18 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 Buyers Products customer service at 1-440-974-8888. Buyers Products' number for this recall is TSB-ERT10.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- TSB-ERT10
- Recalling manufacturer
- Buyers Products Company
- 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.