Alexis Fire Equipment Company: Exterior Lighting
Alexis Fire Equipment Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 16, 2021 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 49. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Alexis Fire Equipment Company (Alexis Fire) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Alexis Fire Equipment emergency vehicles equipped with Code 3 7x9 Stop-Tail-Turn Reverse All-in-One LED lights. The lights may be too bright, exceeding the maximum light output allowed which may adversely affect the vision of drivers. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
The risk
The excessive brightness may affect the vision of other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Alexis Fire will notify owners, and provide instructions on how to obtain a filter kit from the light manufacturer, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 8, 2021. Owners may contact Alexis Fire's customer service at 1-309-482-6121.
6 model years covered
Newest firstWhat 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 21V641000.
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