2000–2001 Utilimaster Trademaster recall: lights
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: certain truck bodies fail to conform with the requirements of FMVSS no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." the center high-mounted stop lamps do not comply with the photometric requirements for the standard.
💥 The risk
The center high-mounted stop lamps do not meet the requirements of the standard.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the ccenter high-mounted stop lamp. Owner notification began july 30, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact utilimaster at 1-816-765-2000.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V248000
- Manufacturer
- UTILIMASTER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 47
- Component
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS
- Owner phone
- 1-816-765-2000
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jul 30, 2001
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).