NHTSA recall campaign

98E006000

ManufacturerREESE PRODUCTS, INCReported1998-03-09Affected1,700 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: TRAILER CONVERTERS FOR USE ON TOYOTA MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE CIRCUIT BOARD OF THE 'CONVERTER' IN THE WIRING HARNESS IS SUBJECT TO ELECTRICAL SHORTING, CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHT FUSE TO BLOW.

Risk

IN VEHICLES WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL STOP WORKING. IN VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE DRIVER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO AGAIN SHIFT INTO 'DRIVE.'

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS BOTH IN USE AND THOSE INSTALLED IN VEHICLES STILL IN DEALERS' INVENTORIES.

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Affected vehicles

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NHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.