Headlight recall affects most automakers

[canadianexpress]

http://www.autonet.ca/Maintenance/Recalls/story.cfm?story=/Maintenance/Recalls/2006/03/29/1510967-ap.html

[Trainman]

This is for REPLACEMENT headlights ONLY, not the originals that came with the vehicle.

Rather a misleading post without the clarification and some details.  And may only apply to the US.  Here is the entire article:


Headlight recall affects most automakers

 
by Associated Press posted March 29, 2006
 
DETROIT -- A manufacturer of automotive headlights is recalling more than 60,000 replacement lamps used in vehicles made by nearly every major automaker.

Pro-A Motors is recalling combination headlights that were sold as replacements because some of them do not have amber side reflectors as required by federal standards, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on its Web site Wednesday.

Without the reflectors, the vehicles will be poorly lighted and that could cause crashes, NHTSA said.

Pro-A will notify owners and offer to buy back the lamps. The recall is expected to begin this month.

NHTSA said the recall does not affect original equipment headlights.

The company sold 61,944 of the headlights, which fit some Acura, BMW, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, GMC, Honda, Isuzu, Jeep, Lexus, Mazda, Mercedes Benz, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Pontiac, Saturn, Toyota and Volkswagen models.  

[Prius]

"Without the reflectors, the vehicles will be poorly lighted and that could cause crashes, NHTSA said" ??

And Europeans don't get side reflectors because they're smart enough to leave the lights on or because they're stupid and have crashes cause they can't see the parked car?

And I thought it's "lit" not "lighted"?

Anyway, The reflectors don't really mean much to me. I can see them as being a safety device on a bicycle since they're smaller and harder to see but if you can't see a car, that's a problem.

[barrie1]

With the design of each vehicle different from the next one there be some that need these lights especially in very dark situations. If they help save lives then Good.