Sutphen Fire Truck, model years 2017 to 2020. Filed by Sutphen Corporation and reported to NHTSA on 19 October 2021. 2 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Sutphen Corporation (Sutphen) is recalling one 2017 Fire Truck and one 2020 Fire Truck, equipped with Code 3 7x9 Stop-Tail-Turn Reverse All-in-One LED lights. The lights may be too bright, exceeding the maximum light output allowed which may adversely affect the vision of drivers. As such, these vehicle fails to …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 21V823 cover?
- Sutphen Fire Truck, model years 2017-2020.
- What is wrong with them?
- Sutphen Corporation (Sutphen) is recalling one 2017 Fire Truck and one 2020 Fire Truck, equipped with Code 3 7x9 Stop-Tail-Turn Reverse All-in-One LED lights. The lights may be too bright, exceeding the maximum light output allowed which may adversely affect the vision of drivers.
- 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. Sutphen assisted the owners in obtaining filter kits from the light manufacturer, free of charge. Both affected vehicles have been remedied and therefore no owner letters will be mailed. Owners may contact Sutphen customer service at 1-614-889-1005.
- 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 | 21V823 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Sutphen Corporation |
| System at fault | Exterior Lighting |
| Reported to NHTSA | 19 October 2021 |
| Model years | 2017-2020 |
| Vehicles named | SUTPHEN FIRE TRUCK |
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
Sutphen assisted the owners in obtaining filter kits from the light manufacturer, free of charge. Both affected vehicles have been remedied and therefore no owner letters will be mailed. Owners may contact Sutphen customer service at 1-614-889-1005.
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.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 21V823, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v823/
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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Other Sutphen notices we hold
- 21V962: 2016-2020 Sutphen fire trucks
- 21V891: 2020 Sutphen Fire trucks
- 21V824: one 2020 Fire Truck equipped with a Cummins generator set
- 21V581: 2020-2021 Fire Trucks
- 21V580: 2017-2020 Fire Trucks
- 21V358: one 2012 SP70 vehicle equipped with a Weldon V-Mux Vista IV Standard LCD display used for controlling emergency vehicle lighting and HVAC functions
- 14V718: model year 2000-2014 SPH 100, SP 110, SPI 112, SAI 110 aerial devices manufactured November 5, 2014
- 14V456: one model year 2013 Minitower fire truck manufactured in January 2013, and equipped with IMMI-brand L9 seat belt buckles
All 13 Sutphen campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
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- Defect summary
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