Defect Description For Recall
Equipment Description: May Coal Dump Bodies Manufactured Between May 1, 1998 And July 15, 2000. These Bodies Do Not Comply With Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, “Lamps, RefleCTIve Devices, And Associated Equipment,” For One Or More Of The Following Reasons: A) Coal Bodies Equipped With Non-RefleCTIve Lamp Lenses, Body Rear And Body Side RefleCTIve Devices May Not Have Been Installed; B) The Stop/Turn/Tail Lamps Are Mounted On The End Of The Truck Chassis (According To The Standard, The Face Of Those Lamps Should Be No More Than 12 Inches From The Extreme Rear Of The Vehicle); C) The Three Lamp Identification Lamp Cluster Is Mounted On The End Of The Truck Chassis (According To The Standard, The Face Of Those Lamps Should Be No More Than 12 Inches From The Extreme Rear Of The Vehicle;) D) On Certain Coal Bodies Equipped With Permanent “Board(S) Over Gate,” The Identification Lamp Cluster Is Mounted On The End Of The Truck Chassis (According To The Standard, The Face Of Those Lamps Should Be No More Than 12 Inches From The Extreme Rear Of The Vehicle); And E) Rear Clearance Lamps, Mounted With Their Center Lines Within 6 Inches Of The Extreme Outer Side Of The Body, Were Not Installed On Coal Bodies Equipped With Stop/Turn/Tail Lamps Mounted At The Rear Of The Truck Chassis.
Make Of Vehicle
MAY
Model Of Vehicle
COAL BODY
Year
1998
Recall Campaign Number
00E074000
Component Description
Exterior Lighting:Tail Lights:Switch
Effect Of Defect
Any Of These Conditions Can Make The Vehicle Less Conspicuous Which Could Result In A Vehicle Crash.
Fix Defect
Benson Will Notifiy Its Customers To Take Their Vehicle To A Participating Dealer To Have The Remedy Preformed Free Of Charge.
Vehicle Manufacturer
Benson International, Inc.
Start Of Manufacture
19980501
End Of Manufacture
20000715
Type Of Vehicle Recall
E
Number Affected
115
Date Owners Notified
20001227
Initiated By
Ovsc
Responsible Manufacturer
Benson International, Inc.
Date Report Received
20001113
Make Campaign Number
Part Number
571
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
108