Lomar Visibility: Rearview Mirrors/Devices

Lomar is recalling about 60 vehicles over a problem with the visibility. This could result in melting of the lens; driver's viewthrough rear view mirror would be affected.

Campaign
91E005000
Manufacturer
LO-MAR CORPORATION
Reported
1 January 1991
Vehicles
60
Built between
Jul 1990 – Dec 1990
Models
1
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
NHTSA investigation
Owners notified
15 November 1990
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between July 1990 and December 1990. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1990 Lomar MirrorsBuilt July 1990 to December 1990

What the defect is

Heating element in outside mirror, which adheres to the reflective acrylic lens, may short due to water buildup in mirror housing.

What could happen

This could result in melting of the lens; driver's viewthrough rear view mirror would be affected.

What gets fixed

REPLACE MIRRORS WITH UNITS DESIGNED TO PREVENT WATER BUILDUP.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 1990 to December 1990
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA1 January 1991
  3. Owners notified15 November 1990

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 1 January 1991.

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
LO-MAR CORPORATION
Recall initiated by
ODI

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

System: heated outside school bus mirrors.vehicle description: school buses, equipped with crossview model 300 mirrors.

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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