NHTSA campaign 17V071000

Midwest Recall 17V-071: Brake Lights May Not Illuminate/FMVSS 108

NHTSA recall 17V071000 was reported by Midwest Fire Equipment & Repair Company on February 3, 2017, with 1 vehicle potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Midwest All-Poly 3000 Series for the 2017 model year. Owners were notified on February 10, 2017, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 17V071000 (also written 17V-071 or 17V071)
Filed by: Midwest Fire Equipment & Repair Company
Report received: February 3, 2017
Potentially affected: 1 vehicle (per NHTSA)
Component: Exterior Lighting — Brake Lights — Switch
Owners notified: February 10, 2017
Safety standard: FMVSS 108

Repair completion: 100% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 17V071000. 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.

Midwest

Midwest All-Poly 3000 Series
- 2017

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 17V071000.

Defect description

Midwest Fire Equipment & Repair Company (Midwest) is recalling one 2017 All-Poly Series vehicle. The stop light switch on this vehicle may not illuminate the brake lights when the brakes are applied. As such, this vehicle fails to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

Safety consequence

If the brakes lights do not illuminate when the brakes are pressed, other drivers may not know that the vehicle is slowing or stopping thereby increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Midwest will notify the owner, and a Peterbilt dealer will inspect and replace the affected brake light switch, free of charge. The recall began on February 10, 2017. Owners may contact Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4000 or Midwest customer service at 1-800-344-2059.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 17V071000

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.