Imperial Triangle Warning 0050250, Imperial Triangle Warning 0050253, model year 9999. Filed by W.W. Grainger, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 25 July 2014. 16,527 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Imperial Supplies, LLC, a division of W.W. Grainger, Inc., is recalling certain triangle warning signs manufactured by Torch. Test reports indicate that the triangle warning signs, labeled C&J, may reflect an inadequate amount of light. As such, these triangle warning kits fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 14E048 cover?
- Imperial Triangle Warning 0050250, Imperial Triangle Warning 0050253.
- What is wrong with them?
- Imperial Supplies, LLC, a division of W.W. Grainger, Inc., is recalling certain triangle warning signs manufactured by Torch. Test reports indicate that the triangle warning signs, labeled C&J, may reflect an inadequate amount of light.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Warning triangles that do not properly reflect light may fail to warn others that a vehicle is parked, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Imperial Supplies, LLC will notify customers and will replace the current triangle warning signs with new triangle signs. The recall began in late September 2014. Owners may contact Imperial Supplies, LLC customer service at 1-800-558-2808 ext 4964344.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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: “Warning triangles that do not properly reflect light may fail to warn others that a vehicle is parked, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 14E048 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | W.W. Grainger, Inc. |
| System at fault | Equipment |
| Reported to NHTSA | 25 July 2014 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | IMPERIAL TRIANGLE WARNING 0050250, IMPERIAL TRIANGLE WARNING 0050253 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Warning triangles that do not properly reflect light may fail to warn others that a vehicle is parked, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Imperial Supplies, LLC will notify customers and will replace the current triangle warning signs with new triangle signs. The recall began in late September 2014. Owners may contact Imperial Supplies, LLC customer service at 1-800-558-2808 ext 4964344.
What it said before
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This is one of 2,632 notices in the record whose component field names equipment. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 29 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
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CarsMultiverse, recall 14E048, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14e048/
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.
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- Defect summary
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