1997 BMW 5 SERIES Exterior Lighting Headlights Recall

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1997 BMW 5 SERIES Exterior Lighting Headlights Recall

 NHTSA Recall #61884
NHTSA Compaign #06E023000
MFG Compaign #
 ManufacturerANZO USA, INC.
 SupplierBMW
 BrandBMW
 Model5 SERIES
 Model Year1997
 ComponentEXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
 Date of notification09/05/06
 Begin date of manufacuring14/12/24
 End date of manufacturing14/12/24
Type of recallE
Recall initiatorOVSC
 Report received13/03/06
 Report created14/03/06
Regulation part number571
FMV safety standard number108
Estimated number of affected units292000
 Defect summaryCertain anzo combination headlamp assemblies sold as replacement lamps for use on certain passenger vehicles. Some combination lamps are not equipped with amber side reflectors which fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."
 Consequence summaryWithout the amber reflectors, the vehicle will be poorly illuminated, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
 Corrective actionAnzo will notify owners and replace the headlamps free of charge. The recall began may 9, 2006. Owners may contact anzo usa at 909-468-3688.
 Recall notesThis recall only pertains to aftermarket headlamp assemblies manufactured by anzo and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the listed passenger vehicles. 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.

  • What is Recall?

    A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
  • What is Failure?

    Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
  • What is Defect?

    Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

 

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