Midwest All-Poly 3000 Series, model year 2017. Filed by Midwest Fire Equipment & Repair Company and reported to NHTSA on 3 February 2017. 1 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Midwest Fire Equipment & Repair Company (Midwest) is recalling one 2017 All-Poly Series vehicle. The stop light switch on this vehicle may not illuminate the brake lights when the brakes are applied. As such, this vehicle fails to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 17V071 cover?
- Midwest All-Poly 3000 Series, model year 2017.
- What is wrong with them?
- Midwest Fire Equipment & Repair Company (Midwest) is recalling one 2017 All-Poly Series vehicle. The stop light switch on this vehicle may not illuminate the brake lights when the brakes are applied.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the brakes lights do not illuminate when the brakes are pressed, other drivers may not know that the vehicle is slowing or stopping thereby increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Midwest will notify the owner, and a Peterbilt dealer will inspect and replace the affected brake light switch, free of charge. The recall began on February 10, 2017. Owners may contact Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4000 or Midwest customer service at 1-800-344-2059.
- 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: “If the brakes lights do not illuminate when the brakes are pressed, other drivers may not know that the vehicle is slowing or stopping thereby increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 17V071 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Midwest Fire Equipment & Repair Company |
| System at fault | Exterior Lighting:Brake Lights:Switch |
| Reported to NHTSA | 3 February 2017 |
| Model years | 2017-2017 |
| Vehicles named | MIDWEST ALL-POLY 3000 SERIES |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the brakes lights do not illuminate when the brakes are pressed, other drivers may not know that the vehicle is slowing or stopping thereby increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Midwest will notify the owner, and a Peterbilt dealer will inspect and replace the affected brake light switch, free of charge. The recall began on February 10, 2017. Owners may contact Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4000 or Midwest customer service at 1-800-344-2059.
What it said before
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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.
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CarsMultiverse, recall 17V071, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v071/
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