NHTSA campaign 07V463000
Utilimaster Recall 07V-463: HEADLIGHT MODULES
NHTSA recall 07V463000 was reported by UTILIMASTER CORPORATION on October 1, 2007, with 454 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Utilimaster Aeromaster for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on October 22, 2007, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V463000 (also written 07V-463 or 07V463)
- Filed by
- UTILIMASTER CORPORATION
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 454 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Exterior Lighting — Headlights
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V463000. 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.
Utilimaster
Utilimaster Aeromaster
- 2007 · Vehicles built June 8, 2007 – August 21, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V463000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN WALK-IN DELIVERY VANS, THE HEADLIGHT MODULES WERE INCORRECTLY WIRED. THIS CAN CAUSE THE HEADLAMP TO OPERATE WITH REDUCED EFFECTIVENESS.
Safety consequence
POOR LIGHTING FROM THE HEADLIGHTS COULD CAUSE REDUCED ROAD VISIBILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE VERIFICATION AND REPAIR OF THE WIRING DEFECT. OWNERS WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR THE LABOR COST OF THE REPAIRS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 22, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT UTILIMASTER AT 1-800-582-3454.
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO 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 07V463000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.