- Vehicles
- 888,122
- Built between
- Feb 2006 – Feb 2015
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 18 May 2015
- Repaired
- 1%
- Unrepaired
- 875,029
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 2006 and February 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Haul Master Trailer Light KIT 60597Built May 2013 to February 2015
- Haul Master Trailer Light KIT 69624Built March 2013 to February 2015
- Haul Master Trailer Light KIT 93861Built February 2006 to February 2015
Repair progress
875,029 of 888,122 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2017.
1% repaired — 8,559 of 888,122 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 4,534
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
Harbor Freight Tools (Harbor Freight) is recalling certain Haul Master LED Trailer Light Kits, item number 60597, manufactured May 3, 2013, to February 5, 2015, Haul Master Deluxe 12V Trailer Light Kits, item number 93861, manufactured February 4, 2006, to February 5, 2015, and Haul Master Deluxe 12V Trailer Light Kits, item number 69624, manufactured March 29, 2013, to February 5, 2015. Item 60597 may be missing red side-marker lamps. Item 93861 may have an incorrectly positioned rear lamp bracket that may not illuminate the license plate. Item 69624 may have lenses that are not compliant. As such, these kits fail to meet the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
What could happen
If the trailer lights fail to comply with the safety standards, the trailer may be less visible to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Harbor Freight will notify its website or catalogue customers by direct mail. In addition, Harbor Freight will notify its customers by posting notices at its retail store locations and on its online website. Harbor Freight will provide affected customers with a complete tail light replacement package at no charge to customer. The recall began on May 18, 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 2006 to February 2015
- Recall reported to NHTSA9 March 2015
- Owners notified18 May 2015
- Latest repair reportQ3 2017 — 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 9 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 Harbor Freight customer service at 1-805-388-1000.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Harbor Freight Tools
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 108
- 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.