The defect
CERTAIN RECREATIONAL TRAILERS DO NOT CONFORM TO THE LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, 'LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.' AMBER INTERMEDIATE SIDE MARKER LAMPS AND REFLEX REFLECTORS IN VEHICLES LONGER THAN 30' IN OVERALL LENGTH WERE MISSING. ALSO THE ABSENCE OF THE REAR IDENTIFICATION LAMPS IN VEHICLES OVER 80" IN OVERALL WIDTH.
The risk
WITHOUT THIS LIGHTING, AND PARTICULARLY, DURING NIGHT DRIVING CONDITIONS OR WHILE THE TRAILER IS PARKED, OTHER VEHICLES MAY NOT SEE A TRAILER, THEREBY INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
WEEKEND WARRIOR OR AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WILL ADD THE MISSING EQUIPMENT TO ENHANCE VISIBILITY. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING FEBRUARY 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WEEKEND WARRIOR AT 1-800-500-9914.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Weekend Warrior CL | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Weekend Warrior FB | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Weekend Warrior FBD | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| Weekend Warrior FK | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Weekend Warrior FS | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| Weekend Warrior FSC | 2004, 2005 |
| Weekend Warrior FT | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Weekend Warrior LE | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Weekend Warrior SE | 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| Weekend Warrior SL | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Weekend Warrior SLC | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Weekend Warrior SP | 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| Weekend Warrior SX | 2004, 2005 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekend Warrior CL | 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| Weekend Warrior CL | 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| Weekend Warrior CL | 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| Weekend Warrior CL | 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| Weekend Warrior CL | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Weekend Warrior FB | 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| Weekend Warrior FB | 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| Weekend Warrior FB | 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| Weekend Warrior FB | 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| Weekend Warrior FB | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Weekend Warrior FBD | 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| Weekend Warrior FBD | 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| Weekend Warrior FBD | 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| Weekend Warrior FBD | 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| Weekend Warrior FK | 2001 | 0 | 2 |
| Weekend Warrior FK | 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| Weekend Warrior FK | 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| Weekend Warrior FK | 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| Weekend Warrior FK | 2005 | 3 | 1 |
| Weekend Warrior FS | 2001 | 0 | 2 |
| Weekend Warrior FS | 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| Weekend Warrior FS | 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| Weekend Warrior FS | 2004 | 2 | 2 |
| Weekend Warrior FSC | 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| Weekend Warrior FSC | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Weekend Warrior FT | 2001 | 0 | 2 |
| Weekend Warrior FT | 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| Weekend Warrior FT | 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| Weekend Warrior FT | 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| Weekend Warrior FT | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 2005
23 of the 562 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2005 concerned the exterior lighting; WEEKEND WARRIOR TRAILERS INC. filed 4 campaigns in all.
| 05V562000 20 Dec 2005 | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) |
| 05V559000 13 Dec 2005 | QUALITY COACHES INC. |
| 05V553000 6 Dec 2005 | COAST MACHINERY, INC. |
| 05V530000 7 Nov 2005 | SANTA FE VANS |
| 05V505000 1 Nov 2005 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. |
| 05V477000 14 Oct 2005 | EXPLORER VAN |
| 05V410000 15 Sept 2005 | MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 05V366000 24 Aug 2005 | MONACO COACH CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2005