NHTSA recall campaign

82E009000

ManufacturerTRIDON, INCORPORATEDReported1982-04-07Affected12,974 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

THESE ELECTRONIC SIGNAL FLASHERS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT". WHEN SUBJECTED TO A TEMPERATURE OF ZERO DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, THE FLASH RATE OF THESE UNITS MAY NOT STAY WITHIN AN ACCEPTABLE RANGE.

Manufacturer remedy

UNSOLD INVENTORIES OF FLASHER UNITS WILL BE RECALLED AND THIS MODEL WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE MARKET IMMEDIATELY. ALSO, OWNER MAY RETURN THE UNIT FOR A COMPLETE REFUND.

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Affected vehicles

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NHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.