Ford F-450, International Lt, model years 2016 to 2019. Filed by Life Line Emergency Vehicles and reported to NHTSA on 25 February 2021. 2 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Life Line Emergency Vehicles (Life Line) is recalling one 2020 Ford F450 vehicle and one 2017 Navistar Durastar vehicle, equipped with 7x9 combination LED Stop-Tail-Turn reverse lights. The lights may be too bright, exceeding the maximum light output allowed which may adversely affect the vision of drivers. As such, …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 21V114 cover?
- Ford F-450, International LT, model years 2016-2019.
- What is wrong with them?
- Life Line Emergency Vehicles (Life Line) is recalling one 2020 Ford F450 vehicle and one 2017 Navistar Durastar vehicle, equipped with 7x9 combination LED Stop-Tail-Turn reverse lights.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- The excessive brightness may affect the vision of other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. ECCO will provide a filter kit that will ensure the lights perform in the correct photometric intensity ranges, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 15, 2021. Owners may contact Life Line customer service at 1-563-578-3317 ext. 132.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “The excessive brightness may affect the vision of other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 21V114 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Life Line Emergency Vehicles |
| System at fault | Exterior Lighting |
| Reported to NHTSA | 25 February 2021 |
| Model years | 2016-2019 |
| Vehicles named | FORD F-450, INTERNATIONAL LT |
What the notice says today
The consequence
The excessive brightness may affect the vision of other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
ECCO will provide a filter kit that will ensure the lights perform in the correct photometric intensity ranges, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 15, 2021. Owners may contact Life Line customer service at 1-563-578-3317 ext. 132.
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.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
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Other Life Line notices we hold
- 21V384: 2019-2020 Dodge 5500
- 19V413: 2017-2018 Ford chassis-based Type I ambulances equipped with ASA Electronics Voyager monitors used to display the back-up camera image
- 15V024: model year 2014-2015 Life Line-modified Ford F-Series emergency
All 4 Life Line campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
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- Defect summary
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