Rear LED Lights Too Bright – PL Custom 2016 Freightliner M2 Emergency Vehicles

August 13, 2021 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21V637000

Rear LED Lights Too Bright/FMVSS 108

The excessive brightness may affect the vision of other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V637

Manufacturer PL Custom Emergency Vehicles

Components EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Potential Number of Units Affected 4

 

Summary

PL Custom Emergency Vehicles (PL Custom) is recalling certain 2016 Freightliner M2 emergency vehicles equipped with Code 3 7×9 Stop-Tail-Turn Reverse All-in-One LED lights. The lights may be too bright, exceeding the maximum light output allowed which may adversely affect the vision of drivers. As such, these lights fail to comply with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, “Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment.”

 

Remedy

PL Custom will notify the owners, and provide instructions on how to obtain a filter kit from the light manufacturer, free of charge. Owners may contact PL Custom’s customer service at 1-732-223-1411.

 

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.

 


1 Affected Product

Vehicle

MAKE MODEL YEAR
PL CUSTOM FREIGHTLINER M2 2016

 


3 Associated Documents

Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-21V637-5733.pdf 645.916KB

RCAK-21V637-5733

 


Noncompliance Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-21V637-6934.PDF 214.073KB

RCLRPT-21V637-6934

 


Recall 573 Report- Amendment 1

RCLRPT-21V637-1640.PDF 214.126KB

RCLRPT-21V637-1640

 


Latest Recalls Documents

For the Latest and Most Recent Recalls Information Visit the link below…

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=21V637&docType=RCL

 


 

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