Mark Iii Industries, Inc.: Interior Lighting
Mark Iii Industries, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 11, 1994 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 6,088. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE TRANSFORMER USED TO POWER THE NEON CENTER LIGHTBEAM CAN OVERHEAT AND CATCH ON FIRE.
The risk
THE OVERHEATING AND FIRES CAUSED BY THE NEON TRANSFORMER CAN RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE LIGHTBEAM ASSEMBLY, THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE, AND COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
The remedy
MARK III DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE ASSEMBLIES TO ELIMINATE THE NEON LIGHTING FIXTURE IN THE VEHICLE AND REPLACE IT WITH INCANDESCENT LIGHTS OPERATING DIRECTLY FROM THE VEHICLE 12-VOLT BATTERY.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Chevrolet G20 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 1994 Dodge Ram | 469 | 22 | 27 | 47 |
| 1994 Ford E-150 | 121 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
| 1994 Ford Econoline | 124 | 6 | 11 | 9 |
| 1994 GMC G25 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 1993 Chevrolet G20 | 59 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| 1993 Ford E-150 | 71 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 1993 Ford Econoline | 65 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| 1993 GMC G25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
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 94V128000.
Full record for the 1994 Chevrolet G20 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →