J & A Auto Accessories: Exterior Lighting
J & A Auto Accessories reported this defect to federal regulators on May 22, 2006 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,215. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
CERTAIN J & A AUTO ACCESSORIES COMBINATION HEADLAMPS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED PASSENGER VEHICLES. 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.
The risk
WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
The remedy
J & A AUTO ACCESSORIES WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE HEADLAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 10, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT J & A AUTO ACCESSORIES AT 310-327-4981.
31 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Honda Civic | 499 | 24 | 5 | 90 |
| 2002 Honda Accord | 1,050 | 16 | 10 | 129 |
| 2002 Honda Civic | 702 | 24 | 14 | 112 |
| 2001 Honda Accord | 922 | 19 | 3 | 143 |
| 2001 Honda Civic | 1,079 | 27 | 15 | 147 |
| 2000 Honda Accord | 1,183 | 21 | 8 | 100 |
| 2000 Honda Civic | 287 | 18 | 5 | 73 |
| 1999 Honda Accord | 1,135 | 17 | 5 | 77 |
| 1999 Honda Civic | 338 | 15 | 5 | 61 |
| 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse | 120 | 11 | 3 | 10 |
| 1998 BMW 3 Series | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Honda Accord | 1,200 | 19 | 3 | 100 |
| 1998 Honda Civic | 435 | 18 | 3 | 81 |
| 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse | 129 | 13 | 5 | 22 |
| 1997 BMW 3 Series | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Honda Accord | 460 | 15 | 10 | 42 |
| 1997 Honda Civic | 373 | 16 | 2 | 67 |
| 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse | 136 | 12 | 6 | 22 |
| 1996 BMW 3 Series | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 Honda Accord | 472 | 13 | 3 | 52 |
| 1996 Honda Civic | 305 | 17 | 4 | 67 |
| 1995 BMW 3 Series | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 Honda Accord | 543 | 14 | 5 | 82 |
| 1995 Honda Civic | 199 | 12 | 2 | 84 |
| 1994 BMW 3 Series | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Honda Accord | 369 | 13 | 4 | 76 |
| 1994 Honda Civic | 135 | 14 | 0 | 60 |
| 1993 BMW 3 Series | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Honda Civic | 146 | 13 | 4 | 40 |
| 1992 BMW 3 Series | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Honda Civic | 98 | 13 | 3 | 25 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 06E044000.
Full record for the 2003 Honda Civic → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →