- Vehicles
- 50,000
- Built between
- Feb 1978 – Mar 1980
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 26 August 1980
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 1978 and March 1980. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Truck Lite Truck LiteBuilt February 1978 to March 1980
What the defect is
On certain vehicles, lamp and grommet rotation may cause the rear combination lamps to fail to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices and associated equipment". Lens rotation could result in the lamps exceeding the maximum candlepower limits of the safety standard.
What gets fixed
MANUFACTURER WILL MAIL THE NECESSARY CLIPS AND INSTRUCTIONS TO OWNERS OF THE INVOLVED VEHICLES. OWNER MAY EITHER MAKE THE REPAIR HIMSELF OR TAKE THE PARTS TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE REPAIR MADE, WITHOUT CHARGE.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 1978 to March 1980
- Recall reported to NHTSA26 June 1980
- Owners notified26 August 1980
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 26 June 1980.
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.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- TRUCK-LITE
- 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
Vehicle category: trailers, vans, platforms and container chassis.system: lighting; rear combination lamps; truck-lite, part nos. 40758 THROUGH40765.CONSEQUENCES of defect: rear lamps that produce an excessive light intensitycould confuse or mislead other drivers and could contribute to an accident.
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.