NHTSA campaign 07E087000 · Equipment recall

GENERA CORPORATION Recall 07E-087: FMVSS 108/HALOGEN HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES

NHTSA recall 07E087000 is an equipment recall reported by GENERA CORPORATION on October 25, 2007, with 4,654 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Nissan Altima for model years 2005–2006. Owners were notified on October 25, 2007, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

This is an equipment recall filed by GENERA CORPORATION: NHTSA's record names the vehicles below for it.

NHTSA campaign: 07E087000 (also written 07E-087 or 07E087)
Filed by: GENERA CORPORATION
Report received: October 25, 2007
Potentially affected: 4,654 units (per NHTSA)
Component: Exterior Lighting — Headlights
Owners notified: October 25, 2007
Safety standard: FMVSS 108
Recall type: Equipment recall

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07E087000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Nissan

Nissan Altima
- 2005, 2006

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07E087000.

Defect description

CERTAIN TYC HALOGEN TYPE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES P/N 20-6644-00 SOLD AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR 2005-2006 NISSAN ALTIMA PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE PHOTOMETRIC WERE MISALIGNED WHICH DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

Safety consequence

MISALIGNMENT OF THE LIGHTS DIMINISHES FRONTAL ILLUMINATION WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

GENERA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE NONCOMPLIANT LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 25, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT GENERA AT 714-522-6688.

Notes

THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO AFTERMARKET TYC HEADLAMPS AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON NISSAN ALTIMA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY NISSAN.CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 07E087000

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