Sabry Lee, Inc.: Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Sabry Lee, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 12, 2006 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 14,616. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
CERTAIN EAGLE EYES HEADLAMPS, P/NOS. FR208-B101R, FR208-B101L, FR208-B001R, AND FR208-B001L, SOLD FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR THE PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE PHOTOMETRIC REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
The risk
DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
SABRY LEE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER FULL CREDIT FOR ANY NONCOMPLIANT HEADLAMP. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON JUNE 14, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABRY LEE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE AT 1-866-467-2279.
16 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Ford F-150 | 2,029 | 16 | 40 | 75 |
| 2004 Ford F-250 | 154 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
| 2003 Ford F-150 | 423 | 11 | 37 | 43 |
| 2003 Ford F-250 | 116 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| 2002 Ford F-150 | 821 | 10 | 95 | 51 |
| 2002 Ford F-250 | 156 | 7 | 9 | 12 |
| 2001 Ford F-150 | 1,236 | 19 | 248 | 91 |
| 2001 Ford F-250 | 220 | 9 | 24 | 16 |
| 2000 Ford F-150 | 1,075 | 17 | 343 | 81 |
| 2000 Ford F-250 | 326 | 10 | 14 | 33 |
| 1999 Ford F-150 | 1,044 | 18 | 69 | 84 |
| 1999 Ford F-250 | 581 | 19 | 13 | 55 |
| 1998 Ford F-150 | 1,381 | 18 | 91 | 83 |
| 1998 Ford F-250 | 56 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 Ford F-150 | 2,758 | 26 | 262 | 165 |
| 1997 Ford F-250 | 304 | 14 | 19 | 20 |
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 06E052000.
Full record for the 2004 Ford F-150 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →