- Vehicles
- 22,104
- Built between
- Oct 2011 – Jul 2014
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 16 March 2015
- Repaired
- 0%
- Unrepaired
- 21,628
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 2011 and July 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Multiprens Triangle KIT STK-100Built October 2011 to July 2014
Repair progress
21,628 of 22,104 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2016.
0% repaired — 110 of 22,104 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 6
- Scrapped or exported
- 360
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
Multiprens, USA, Inc. (Multiprens) is recalling certain STK-100 triangle kits manufactured October 4, 2011, to July 21, 2014. The affected triangle kits may have have an incorrect inner border of the orange florescent material, the triangles may not be as reflective as required, and the reflector color may not be correct. Additionally, the triangles may also move under wind load, and may be subject to joint separation and discoloration after being used. As such, these triangle kits fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 125, "Warning Devices."
What could happen
Failure of the warning triangles to meet the Safety Standard requirements may result in other vehicles not being warned about a disabled vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Multiprens will notify owners and advise them to return the triangle kits for a full refund. The recall is expected to begin in April 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 2011 to July 2014
- Recall reported to NHTSA6 March 2015
- Owners notified16 March 2015
- Latest repair reportQ2 2016 — 0% 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 6 March 2015.
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 Multiprens customer service at 1-913-371-6999. Multiprens' number for this recall is MUSA0814.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- MUSA0814
- Recalling manufacturer
- Multiprens USA, 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.