The defect
Triple E Recreational Vehicles (Triple E) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Libero L24CB, Serenity S24CB, Regency GT (GT24MB, GT27S, GT28D, GT29T), and Unity (U24CB, U24IB, U24TB, U24MB). The light for the license plate does not adequately illuminate the license plate to have it be visible when it is dark out. Therefore, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
The risk
Without license plate illumination, the vehicle may be difficult to identify at night.
The remedy
Triple E Recreational Vehicles will notify owners and dealers will install a new license plate lamp, free of charge. The recall began during June 2013. Owners may contact Triple E at 1-877-992-9906. Triple E's number for this campaign is CA#7719-1.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Libero L24CB | 2012, 2013 |
| Regency GT GT24MB | 2012, 2013 |
| Regency GT GT27S | 2012, 2013 |
| Regency GT GT28D | 2012, 2013 |
| Regency GT GT29T | 2012, 2013 |
| Serenity S24CB | 2012, 2013 |
| Unity U24CB | 2012, 2013 |
| Unity U24IB | 2012, 2013 |
| Unity U24MB | 2012, 2013 |
| Unity U24TB | 2012, 2013 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libero L24CB | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Libero L24CB | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Regency GT GT24MB | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Regency GT GT24MB | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| Regency GT GT27S | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Regency GT GT27S | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| Regency GT GT28D | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Regency GT GT28D | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Regency GT GT29T | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Regency GT GT29T | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| Serenity S24CB | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Serenity S24CB | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Unity U24CB | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Unity U24CB | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Unity U24IB | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Unity U24IB | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Unity U24MB | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Unity U24MB | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Unity U24TB | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Unity U24TB | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 2013
23 of the 627 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2013 concerned the exterior lighting; Triple E Recreational Vehicles filed 50 campaigns in all.
| 13V612000 5 Dec 2013 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 13V569000 22 Nov 2013 | Volkswagen of America, Inc. |
| 13V518000 22 Oct 2013 | Pierce Manufacturing |
| 13V407000 11 Sept 2013 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 13V398000 3 Sept 2013 | Oreion Motors LLC. |
| 13V335000 1 Aug 2013 | Ford Motor Company |
| 13V289000 2 Jul 2013 | Chrysler Group LLC |
| 13V278000 28 Jun 2013 | Prevost Cars, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2013