NHTSA-Equipment2009-05-19
VERTEX AUTOMOTIVE — FMVSS 108/AFTERMARKET HID CONVERSION KITS
VERTEX AUTOMOTIVE
Hazard
THESE BULBS PRODUCE EXCESSIVE GLARE TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHICH MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy
VERTEX WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND WILL EXCHANGE THE RETURNED HID BULBS WITH COMPLIANT HALOGEN BULBS. IN ADDITION, SHOULD THE HALOGEN BULBS BE OF LESSER VALUE THAN THE RETURNED, NONCOMPLIANT HID BULBS, THEN A REFUND WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE DIFFERENCE IN THE PRICE BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUAL BULBS. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JUNE 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VERTEX AT 1-305-442-2727.
Affected count
420
Products
FMVSS 108/AFTERMARKET HID CONVERSION KITS
Official notice
https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=09E030000Don't want to check this manually?
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