The defect
THE LIGHTING PLACEMENT WAS INCORRECTLY INSTALLED. THIS INSTALLATION WILL NOT PASS THE PHOTOMETRICS TEST BECAUSE IT UTILIZES THE AMBER MARKER CLEARANCE LIGHTS WITH REFLECTORIZED LENSES. THIS CONSTITUTES A NON-COMPLIANCE TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT".
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL CHANGE THE LIGHT LENS TO A NON-REFLECTORIZED LENS AND ADD A REFLECTOR ON EACH CORNER AT THE FRONT OF THE TRAILER.
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; DORSEY TRAILERS, INC. filed 18 campaigns in all.
| 78V204000 25 Sept 1978 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 78V187000 28 Aug 1978 | RENAULT USA, INCORPORATED |
| 78V077000 11 Apr 1978 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION |
| 78V034000 15 Feb 1978 | LANDAU MOTOR HOME |
| 78V013000 20 Jan 1978 | JAGUAR CARS |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1978