Kandi Coco Kd08e, Kandi Coco Kd18e, model years 2008 to 2010. Filed by Kandi Usa Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 13 July 2011. 595 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Kandi is recalling certain model year 2008-2010 kdo8e vehicles manufactured from october 1, 2007, through may 1, 2011, and model year 2010 kd18e vehicles manufactured from march 3, 2010, through may 17, 2011. these vehicles were built without rear side reflectors; therefore, fail to comply with the requirements of …
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Kandi Coco's own number for this recall: LA9/ZKD. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 11V354 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 11V354 cover?
- Kandi Coco Kd08E, Kandi Coco Kd18E, model years 2008-2010.
- What is wrong with them?
- KANDI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 KDO8E VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 1, 2007, THROUGH MAY 1, 2011, AND MODEL YEAR 2010 KD18E VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM MARCH 3, 2010, THROUGH MAY 17, 2011.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- INAPPROPRIATE, NON-STANDARD LIGHTS AND REFLECTORS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY OF VEHICLES INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A CRASH.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE REFLECTORS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KANDI AT 1-909-941-4588.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Kandi Coco calls this recall LA9/ZKD, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “INAPPROPRIATE, NON-STANDARD LIGHTS AND REFLECTORS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY OF VEHICLES INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A CRASH.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 11V354 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | KANDI USA INC. |
| System at fault | Exterior Lighting:Tail Lights |
| Reported to NHTSA | 13 July 2011 |
| Model years | 2008-2010 |
| Vehicles named | KANDI COCO KD08E, KANDI COCO KD18E |
What the notice says today
The consequence
INAPPROPRIATE, NON-STANDARD LIGHTS AND REFLECTORS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY OF VEHICLES INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE REFLECTORS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KANDI AT 1-909-941-4588.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 663 notices in the record whose component field names exterior lighting. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 43 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 11V354, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v354/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
The recall record and its wording are published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and are US Government public domain. The dated archive, the comparison and any before-and-after above are CarsMultiverse. How fresh every engine behind this page is, is public on the status page. To check a specific vehicle, use NHTSA’s own VIN lookup.
The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 11V354 on 17 September 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
7e900a52 - Consequence
7f1be42b - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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