- Vehicles
- 146,500
- Built between
- Mar 1994 – Jan 1996
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 15 December 1995
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 1994 and January 1996. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Phillips Lighting BravoBuilt March 1994 to January 1996
- Phillips Lighting SunlightBuilt March 1994 to January 1996
What the defect is
The pin area of the replacement bulb is not water tight. This does not comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."
What could happen
If water were to enter the headlamp enclosure through the replacement bulb, the reflective coating would degrade over time. Efficiency of the reflective coating would be reduced.
What gets fixed
PHILLIPS WILL REPLACE THE NONCOMPLYING HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES WITH NEW HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 1994 to January 1996
- Recall reported to NHTSA6 September 1996
- Owners notified15 December 1995
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 September 1996.
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
- IL LI INDUSTRIAL 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
Owner notification:distributors of this bulb have been notified. Note:owners who have not been able to replace this headlamp assembly within a reasonable time free of charge should contact phillips lighting at 1-908-563-3000.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.NOTE:OWNERS
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.