NHTSA campaign 97V021000

Capacity Recall 97V-021: CAPACITY OF TEXAS/BACK UP LIGHT SWITCH

NHTSA recall 97V021000 was reported by CAPACITY OF TEXAS on February 18, 1997, with 160 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Capacity Trailer Jockey for model years 1996–1997. Owners were notified on March 21, 1997, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 97V021000 (also written 97V-021 or 97V021)
Filed by: CAPACITY OF TEXAS
Report received: February 18, 1997
Potentially affected: 160 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Exterior Lighting — Back Up Lights — Switch
Owners notified: March 21, 1997

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 97V021000. 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.

Capacity

Capacity Trailer Jockey
- 1996, 1997

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 97V021000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT FOR THE U. S. POSTAL SERVICE. THE CONTROL SWITCH FOR THE BACK-UP LIGHTS WERE OMITTED DURING ASSEMBLY.

Safety consequence

OTHER VEHICLES OR PEOPLE WALKING BEHIND THESE VEHICLES MAY NOT BE AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE IS BACKING UP INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE OR INJURY TO PEDESTRIANS.

Manufacturer remedy

POSTAL SERVICE REPAIR SHOPS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A SWITCH AND WIRING TO CONNECT THESE LIGHTS.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION:OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 21, 1997.NOTE:IF A POSTAL SERVICE REPAIR SHOP HAS NOT RECEIVED THE REPAIR PARTS TO CORRECT THEIR VEHICLES WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FREE OF CHARGE, THEY SHOULD CONTACT CAPACITY OF TEXAS AT 1-800-323-0135.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 97V021000

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.