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April 29, 2024 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 24V305000
Taillight Exceeds Maximum Allowed Height/FMVSS 108
Incorrectly mounted taillights can reduce the vehicle’s visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V305000
Manufacturer Reading Truck Body LLC
Components EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Potential Number of Units Affected 54
Summary
Reading Truck Body LLC (Reading) is recalling certain 2022-2024 RM-78 11′ and RM-78 14′ vehicles. The taillight may be incorrectly positioned, exceeding the maximum allowed height. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, “Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment.”
Remedy
Dealers will relocate the taillights, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed May 6, 2024. Owners may contact Reading customer service at 1-800-458-2226.
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.nhtsa.gov.
Chronology :
Distributor advised of the non-compliance found during vehicle registration inspection on 4/15/2024 on a class 7 chassis.
Investigation of CAD data and OE chassis data confirmed that certain class 6 and 7 chassis would result in na non-compliance on 4/25/2024
3 Affected Products
Vehicle
| MAKE | MODEL | YEAR |
| READING TRUCK EQUIPMENT | RM-78 CRANE BODY | 2022-2024 |
2 Associated Documents
Recall Acknowledgement
RCAK-24V305-2123.pdf 645.548KB
Noncompliance Notice 573 Report
RCLRPT-24V305-1005.PDF 213.287KB
Latest Recalls Documents
https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=24V305&docType=RCL
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OMB Control No.: 2127-0004
Part 573 Safety Recall Report 24V-305
The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573
Manufacturer Name : Submission Date :
Reading Truck Body LLC APR 29, 2024 NHTSA Recall No. : 24V-305 Manufacturer Recall No. : NR Manufacturer Information :
Manufacturer Name : Reading Truck Body LLC Address : 825 E Wyomissing Blvd
Reading PA 19611
Company phone : 18004582226
Population :
Number of potentially involved : 54 Estimated percentage with defect : 100 %
Vehicle Information : Vehicle 1 : 2022-2024 Reading Truck Body RM-78 11 RM78-14 Vehicle Type : BUSES, MEDIUM & HEAVY VEHICLES Body Style : PICKUP TRUCK Power Train : NR
Descriptive Information : All RM-78 crane bodies produced.
The other bodies produced have a tail lamp mounted 12 inches lower.
Production Dates : JUL 06, 2022 – APR 19, 2024
VIN Range 1 : Begin : NR End : NR Not sequential Description of Noncompliance :
Description of the Noncompliance :
Tail lamp mounted height exceeds the maximum height per FMVSS 108 of 72″ by 3″. FMVSS 1 : 108 – Lamps, reflective devices, and assoc. Equipment FMVSS 2 : NR
Description of the Safety Risk : Does no comply with FMVSS 108 max height
Description of the Cause : The first bodies of this new product were mounted on Ford F700 chassis and passed the design validation inspection. Subsequent orders were not checked and we have changed our validation process to include all chassis choices Identification of Any Warning NR
that can Occur :
Involved Components : Part 573 Safety Recall Report 24V-305 Page 2 Component Name 1 : NR Component Description : NR Component Part Number : NR Supplier Identification : Component Manufacturer
Name : NR Address : NR
NR
Country : NR Chronology :
Distributor advised of the non-compliance found during vehicle registration inspection on 4/15/2024 on a class 7 chassis.
Investigation of CAD data and OE chassis data confirmed that certain class 6 and 7 chassis would result in na non-compliance on 4/25/2024 Description of Remedy :
Description of Remedy Program : Tail lamp will be relocated 6″ lower to ensure compliance, with all costs to
repair covered under warranty with no cost to customer. How Remedy Component Differs from Recalled Component :
Identify How/When Recall Condition was Corrected in Production : Tail lamp will be relocated 6″ lower Quality alert was issued and all bodies on ground place in quarantine to not ship.
Design change will be released 4/30/2024 to correct this in all ne bodies produced. Recall Schedule :
Description of Recall Schedule : NR
Planned Dealer Notification Date : MAY 06, 2024 – MAY 24, 2024
Planned Owner Notification Date : MAY 06, 2024 – MAY 27, 2024 The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573 Part 573 Safety Recall Report 24V-305
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The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573
* NR – Not Reported
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