The defect
Rosenbauer America (Rosenbauer) is recalling certain 2016-2020 Commercial F-550, 2019 Commercial 7500, 2015 Commercial 7400, 2018 Commercial 7400, 2019 Commercial HV613, 2018-2019 Commander, 2017 Warrior, 2019 Warrior, 2016-2020 Commercial M2 106, 2017 Commercial M2 112, and 2021 Commercial 348 vehicles. The rear lights may be too bright. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
The risk
The excessive brightness may reduce the vision of other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will provide a filter kit to be installed in the rear lights, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 14, 2021. Owners may contact Rosenbauer customer service at 1-651-462-1000.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Rosenbauer Commander | 2018, 2019 |
| Rosenbauer Commercial 348 | 2021 |
| Rosenbauer Commercial 7400 | 2015, 2018 |
| Rosenbauer Commercial 7500 | 2019 |
| Rosenbauer Commercial F-550 | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Rosenbauer Commercial HV613 | 2019 |
| Rosenbauer Commercial M2-106 | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Rosenbauer Commercial M2-112 | 2017 |
| Rosenbauer Warrior | 2017, 2019 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosenbauer Commander | 2018 | 1 | 7 |
| Rosenbauer Commander | 2019 | 0 | 8 |
| Rosenbauer Commercial 348 | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Rosenbauer Commercial 7400 | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Rosenbauer Commercial 7400 | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Rosenbauer Commercial 7500 | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Rosenbauer Commercial F-550 | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Rosenbauer Commercial F-550 | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Rosenbauer Commercial F-550 | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Rosenbauer Commercial F-550 | 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| Rosenbauer Commercial F-550 | 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| Rosenbauer Commercial HV613 | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Rosenbauer Commercial M2-106 | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Rosenbauer Commercial M2-106 | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Rosenbauer Commercial M2-106 | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Rosenbauer Commercial M2-106 | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| Rosenbauer Commercial M2-106 | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Rosenbauer Commercial M2-112 | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Rosenbauer Warrior | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| Rosenbauer Warrior | 2019 | 0 | 4 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 2021
51 of the 988 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2021 concerned the exterior lighting; Rosenbauer America filed 19 campaigns in all.
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| 21V950000 9 Dec 2021 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 21V903000 19 Nov 2021 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 21V887000 16 Nov 2021 | M H EBY |
| 21V867000 8 Nov 2021 | Autocar, LLC |
| 21V863000 5 Nov 2021 | Cottrell, Inc. |
| 21V831000 22 Oct 2021 | BMW of North America, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2021