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CHEVROLET: BLAZER: EXTERIOR LIGHTING

NHTSA Campaign Number: 06E026000
Vehicle/Equipment Make: PRO-A MOTORS, INC.
Vehicle/Equipment Model: BLAZER
Model Year: 1982
Manufacturer Component Description: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Manufacturers Involved in Recall: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Type of Report: E (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire)
Potential Number of Units Affected: 61944
Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: 20060403
Recall Initiated By: OVSC
Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: PRO-A MOTORS, INC.
Report Received Date: 20060323
Record Creation Date: 20060323
Regulation Part Number: 571
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: 108

Defect Summary:

CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

Consequence Summary:

WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Corrective Summary:

PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.

Notes:

THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO PRO-A MOTORS AFTERMARKET LAMPS AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON THE LISTED PASSENGER VEHICLES.FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE LAMP MODEL NUMBERS, CLICK ON DOCUMENT SEARCH AND VIEW DOCUMENT TITLED "LAMP MODEL NUMBERS."CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.