Iapco Exterior Lighting: Flasher Unit

Iapco is recalling about 5,350 vehicles over a problem with the exterior lighting.

Campaign
85E021000
Manufacturer
IMPORTED AUTO PARTS CO.
Reported
4 June 1985
Vehicles
5,350
Built between
Oct 1982 – Feb 1985
Models
1
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
NHTSA compliance test
Owners notified
Not yet
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between October 1982 and February 1985. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • Iapco IapcoBuilt October 1982 to February 1985

What the defect is

G 950 turn signal and warning flashers failed to meet durability, current and flash rate requirements of FMVSS no. 108. Consequence of defect: failure to properly signal direction of vehicle to traffic. This could possibly result in an accident.

What gets fixed

REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE UPON RETURN OF UNITS.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtOctober 1982 to February 1985
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA4 June 1985

No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.

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 4 June 1985.

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
IMPORTED AUTO PARTS CO.
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: aftermarket replacement flashers for volkswagens built SINCE1972, identified as: iii 953227D 12V 2P max 6 lamps, taiwan.system: turn signal and hazard flashers.

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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