Kenway 12v Led Towing Light Kit, Kenway 12v Submersible Lights, model year 9999. Filed by Harbor Freight Tools and reported to NHTSA on 7 July 2026. 3,832 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Harbor Freight Tools (HFT) is recalling certain Kenway 12V LED Towing Light Kits with part number 64282, manufactured November 13, 2019 to December 22, 2019, and 12V Submersible Lights with part number 64274, manufactured July 1, 2019 to July 8, 2019. The lights may not illuminate properly. As such, these lights fail …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 26E043 cover?
- Kenway 12V LED Towing Light Kit, Kenway 12V Submersible Lights.
- What is wrong with them?
- Harbor Freight Tools (HFT) is recalling certain Kenway 12V LED Towing Light Kits with part number 64282, manufactured November 13, 2019 to December 22, 2019, and 12V Submersible Lights with part number 64274, manufactured July 1, 2019 to July 8, 2019. The lights may not illuminate properly.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Improper illumination from the towing lights can reduce trailer visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. HFT will replace the light kits, free of charge. Owners that purchased these lights prior to November 2020 are advised to check the last 6-digits on the serial codes: Model 64282 - 462019 or 522019 and Model 64274 - 272019. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 30, 2026.
- 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: “Improper illumination from the towing lights can reduce trailer visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 26E043 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Harbor Freight Tools |
| System at fault | Exterior Lighting:Tail Lights:Bulbs |
| Reported to NHTSA | 7 July 2026 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | KENWAY 12V LED TOWING LIGHT KIT, KENWAY 12V SUBMERSIBLE LIGHTS |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Improper illumination from the towing lights can reduce trailer visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
HFT will replace the light kits, free of charge. Owners that purchased these lights prior to November 2020 are advised to check the last 6-digits on the serial codes: Model 64282 - 462019 or 522019 and Model 64274 - 272019. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 30, 2026. Owners may contact HFT customer service at 1-800-444-3353.
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.
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CarsMultiverse, recall 26E043, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26e043/
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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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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