Supreme Exterior Lighting

Supreme is recalling about 23,238 vehicles over a problem with the exterior lighting. In the event that a marker light short circuits, the corner cap may catch fire.

Campaign
16V296000
Manufacturer
Supreme Corporation
Reported
12 May 2016
Vehicles
23,238
Built between
Apr 2011 – Dec 2014
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
1 July 2016
Repaired
31%
Unrepaired
15,634

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between April 2011 and December 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2011-2014 Supreme Iner-CityBuilt April 2011 to December 2014
  • 2011-2014 Supreme Kold KingBuilt April 2011 to December 2014
  • 2011-2014 Supreme Signature VANBuilt April 2011 to December 2014

Repair progress

15,634 of 23,238 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2017.

31% repaired — 7,153 of 23,238 reported

Owners not reachable
446
Scrapped or exported
5

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

Supreme Corporation (Supreme) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Signature Van, Iner-City, and Kold King vehicles manufactured April 1, 2011, to December 31, 2014. These vehicles have roof marker lights mounted on composite corner caps.

What could happen

In the event that a marker light short circuits, the corner cap may catch fire.

What gets fixed

Supreme will notify owners, and dealers will install an in-line fuse with suitable amperage for the marker light circuit, free of charge. The recall began on July 1, 2016.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtApril 2011 to December 2014
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA12 May 2016
  3. Owners notified1 July 2016
  4. Latest repair reportQ4 2017 — 31% 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 12 May 2016.

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 Supreme customer service at 1-574-642-0800.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
Supreme Corporation
Recall initiated by
MFR

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.

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