The defect
THE ANGLE OF THE REAR COMBINATION LAMP IS NOT WITHIN THE PROPER SPECIFICATIONS FOR FMVSS NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."
The risk
CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: THE REAR COMBINATION LAMPS HAVE DIMINISHED VISIBILITY AND DO NOT GIVE SUFFICIENT WARNING SIGNALS TO FOLLOWING MOTORISTS.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A BEZEL WHICH WILL BRING THE ANGLE OF THE LAMP WITHIN FMVSS SPECIFICATIONS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Cobra Cardinal | 1993, 1994, 1995 |
| Cobra Sandpiper | 1993, 1994, 1995 |
| Cobra Sierra | 1993, 1994, 1995 |
| Cobra Wildwood | 1993, 1994, 1995 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cobra Cardinal | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Cobra Cardinal | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Cobra Cardinal | 1995 | 1 | 1 |
| Cobra Sandpiper | 1993 | 0 | 2 |
| Cobra Sandpiper | 1994 | 0 | 2 |
| Cobra Sandpiper | 1995 | 0 | 2 |
| Cobra Sierra | 1993 | 1 | 2 |
| Cobra Sierra | 1994 | 0 | 2 |
| Cobra Sierra | 1995 | 0 | 2 |
| Cobra Wildwood | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Cobra Wildwood | 1994 | 1 | 1 |
| Cobra Wildwood | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1994
8 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the exterior lighting; COBRA INDUSTRIES, INC. filed 8 campaigns in all.
| 94V245000 14 Dec 1994 | CHANCE COACH, INC. |
| 94V229000 21 Nov 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V190000 4 Oct 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V138000 2 Aug 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V108000 9 Jun 1994 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 94V084000 2 May 1994 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 94V048000 11 Mar 1994 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994