The defect
DUE TO LOCATION OF THE BACK OF THE CAB REFLECTOR BEING ABOVE THE 60-INCH MAXIMUM HEIGHT, REFLECTORS WERE TO BE INSTALLED ON THE REAR FRAME CROSSMEMBER. SOME OF THESE TRUCKS WERE DELIVERED WITHOUT THE FRAME MOUNTED REFLECTORS. AS A RESULT, THESE VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT".
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, INSTALL THE REQUIRED REFLECTORS, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1978
6 of the 272 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1978 concerned the exterior lighting; WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION filed 143 campaigns in all.
| 78V204000 25 Sept 1978 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 78V187000 28 Aug 1978 | RENAULT USA, INCORPORATED |
| 78V114000 24 May 1978 | DORSEY TRAILERS, INC. |
| 78V034000 15 Feb 1978 | LANDAU MOTOR HOME |
| 78V013000 20 Jan 1978 | JAGUAR CARS |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1978