Yorkim Exterior Lighting: Bulbs

Yorkim is recalling about 3,000 vehicles over a problem with the exterior lighting. Excessive glare and brightness can decrease the visibility for oncoming drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
21E061000
Manufacturer
Guangzhou Yorkim Trading Co., Ltd
Reported
6 July 2021
Vehicles
3,000
Built between
Not published
Models
1
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
NHTSA compliance test
Owners notified
6 July 2021
Repaired
0%
Unrepaired
3,000

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.

  • Yorkim R7 H11 LED Headlamp

Repair progress

3,000 of 3,000 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2023.

0% repaired — 0 of 3,000 reported

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

Guangzhou Yorkim Trading Co., Ltd is recalling certain Yorkim R7 H11 LED bulbs, sold through Amazon. These aftermarket LED headlight bulbs can create excessive glare and brightness to oncoming traffic. As such, these bulbs fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

What could happen

Excessive glare and brightness can decrease the visibility for oncoming drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Yorkim will provide a full refund.

Parts involved

  • H11 LED BulbR7 H11LED replacement bulb for headlights

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA6 July 2021
  2. Owners notified6 July 2021
  3. Latest repair reportQ2 2023 — 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 July 2021.

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 Guangzhou customer service at 1-861-052-2163.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
Guangzhou Yorkim Trading Co., Ltd
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.nhtsa.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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