Cobra Industries, Inc.: Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights
Cobra Industries, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 13, 1994 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 819. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE ANGLE OF THE REAR COMBINATION LAMP IS NOT WITHIN THE PROPER SPECIFICATIONS FOR FMVSS NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."
The risk
CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: THE REAR COMBINATION LAMPS HAVE DIMINISHED VISIBILITY AND DO NOT GIVE SUFFICIENT WARNING SIGNALS TO FOLLOWING MOTORISTS.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A BEZEL WHICH WILL BRING THE ANGLE OF THE LAMP WITHIN FMVSS SPECIFICATIONS.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Cobra Cardinal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Cobra Sandpiper | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Cobra Sierra | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Cobra Wildwood | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Cobra Cardinal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Cobra Sandpiper | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Cobra Sierra | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Cobra Wildwood | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Cobra Cardinal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Cobra Sandpiper | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Cobra Sierra | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Cobra Wildwood | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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 94V200000.
Full record for the 1995 Cobra Cardinal → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →