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u.s. Department ot Transportatlon 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE WashIngton, DC 20590 Nattonal Highway Traffic sat tv Administration SEP9-2(D MR. HARRY KON NVS-215k]s ACCOUNT MANAGER 08E-050 K2 MOTOR CORPORATION 250 BE TON CT. WALNUT, CA 917S9 SUBJECT: FMVSS 10S/HEADLAMPS/MISSING AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS DEAR MR. KON: This letter serves to acknowledge K2 Motor Corporation's (K2 Motor) notification to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a safety noncomplian with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. lOS, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment," in the products described below for which a safety recall campaign shall be conducted pursuant to 49 U.S. . § 30119. Please review the following information to ensure that it conforms to your records as this information is being mad available to the public. If the information does not agree with your records, please contact us immediately to discuss your concerns. Makes/Models/Model Years: See the attached document NHTSA Campaign Number: OSE-050 Mfg's Report Date: Augu t 4, 200S omponents: FMVSS L08/HEADLAMPS/MISSING AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS Potential Number of Units Affected: 1,921 Summary: K2 MOTOR IS RECALLING 1,921 AFTERMARKET HEADLAMPS OF VARIOUS MODELS SOLD FOR USE ON THE AITACHED LISTED VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS ARE MISSING THE AMBER SIDE REFLEX REFLECTOR WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. lOS, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCiATED EQUIPMENT."

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Page 1: Nattonal Highway Administration SEP9-2(DACCOUNT MANAGER 08E-050 K2 MOTOR CORPORATION 250 BE TON CT. WALNUT, CA 917S9 SUBJECT: FMVSS 10S/HEADLAMPS/MISSING AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS DEAR

u.s. Department ot Transportatlon 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE

WashIngton, DC 20590 Nattonal Highway Traffic sat tv Administration

SEP9-2(D MR. HARRY KON NVS-215k]s ACCOUNT MANAGER 08E-050 K2 MOTOR CORPORATION 250 BE TON CT. WALNUT, CA 917S9

SUBJECT: FMVSS 10S/HEADLAMPS/MISSING AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS

DEAR MR. KON:

This letter serves to acknowledge K2 Motor Corporation's (K2 Motor) notification to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a safety noncomplian with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. lOS, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment," in the products described below for which a safety recall campaign shall be conducted pursuant to 49 U.S. . § 30119.

Please review the following information to ensure that it conforms to your records as this information is being mad available to the public. If the information does not agree with your records, please contact us immediately to discuss your concerns.

Makes/Models/Model Years: See the attached document

NHTSA Campaign Number: OSE-050 Mfg's Report Date: Augu t 4, 200S

omponents: FMVSS L08/HEADLAMPS/MISSING AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS

Potential Number of Units Affected: 1,921

Summary: K2 MOTOR IS RECALLING 1,921 AFTERMARKET HEADLAMPS OF VARIOUS MODELS SOLD FOR USE ON THE AITACHED LISTED VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS ARE MISSING THE AMBER SIDE REFLEX REFLECTOR WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. lOS, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCiATED EQUIPMENT."

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onsequence: WITHOUT THE AMBER SIDE REFLEX REFLECTORS, THE LIGHTING VISlBILITY MAY BE AFFECTED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy: K2 M TOR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING SEPTEMBER 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT K2 MOTOR AT 1-909-839-2992.

Not : THIS RECALL 0 LY PERTAINS TO AFfERMARKET REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT I TALLED ON VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY HONDA, FORD, OR CH Y LER. CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888­327-4236 (ITY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTIP:/IWWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Under 49 U.S.c. § 30112(a), it is illegal for anyone, including a manufacturer, distributor, dealer, or retailer to sell an item of equipment or vehicle that fails to comply with all appli able Federal motor vehicle safety standards.

This recall is the result of an investigation, OA-I08-071221A, conducted by the Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.

Plea e provid the following additional information and be reminded of the following requirements:

We have received K2 Motor's propo ed owner notification letter and it is currently under review. You will be notified of any changes or con ern once our review is complete. Copies of all notices, bulletins, dealer notifications, and other communication that relate to this recall, including a copy of the final owner n tification letter and any subsequent owner follow-up notification letter(s), are required to be submitted to this office no later than 5 days after they are riginally sent (if they are sent to more than one manufacturer, distributor, dealer, or purchaser/owner).

K2 Mot r must file a sample of the envelope which you intend t use to mail the recall notice to owners. The words "SAFETY", " ALL", "NOTICE" in any order mu. t be printed on the nvelope in larger font than the customers name and address.

As stated in Part 573.7, submission of the first of six consecutive quarterly status reports is r quired within one month after the close of the calendar quarter in which notification to pur hasers ccurs. Therefor , the first quarterly report will be due on or before 30 days after the close of the alendar quarter.

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Your contact for this recall will be Kelly Schuler, who may be reached by phone at 202­366-5227, by email at [email protected], or through the office email at RMD.ODI@doLgov. We I ok forward t working with you for successful completion of tbis recall campaign.

George H. Person Chief, Recall Management Division Office of Defects Investigation Enforcement

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Model C10 C10 C10 C10 C10 CAVALIER CAVALIER CAVALIER PICKUP PICKUP PICKUP PICKUP PICKUP S10 S10 S10 S10 S10 S10 S10 S10 S10 S10 S10 S10 SILVERADO SILVERADO SILVERADO SILVERADO SILVERADO SILVERADO SILVERADO SILVERADO SILVERADO SILVERADO VENTURE VENTURE VENTURE VENTURE VENTURE VENTURE VE TURE NEON NEON NEON NEON NEON RAM RAM RAM RAM

Model Year 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1994 1995 1996 1997

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52 DODGE 53 DODGE 54 DODGE 55 DODGE 56 FORD 57 FORD 58 FORD 59 FORD 60 FORD 61 FORD 62 FORD 63 FORD 64 FORD 65 FORD 66 FORD 67 FORD 68 FORD 69 FORD 70 FORD 71 FORD 72 FORD 73 FORD 74 FORD 75 FORD 76 FORD 77 FORD 78 FORD 79 FORD 80 FORD 81 FORD 82 FORD 83 FORD 84 FORD 85 FORD 86 FORD 87 FORD 88 FORD 89 FORD 90 FORD 91 FORD 92 FORD 93 FORD 94 FORD 95 GMC 96 GMC 97 GMC 98 GMC 99 GMC

100 GMC 101 GMC 102 GMC 103 GMC

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1998 1999 2000 2001 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1988 1989 1990 1991

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104 GMC 105 GMC 106 HONDA 107 HONDA 108 HONDA 109 HONDA 110 HONDA 111 HONDA 112 HONDA 113 HONDA 114 HONDA 115 HONDA 116 HONDA 117 HONDA 118 HONDA 119 HONDA 120 HONDA 121 HONDA 122 HONDA 123 HONDA 124 HONDA 125 HONDA 126 HONDA 127 HONDA 128 HONDA 129 HONDA 130 HONDA 131 HONDA 132 HONDA 133 HONDA 134 HONDA 135 HONDA 136 HONDA 137 HONDA 138 HONDA 139 HONDA 140 HONDA 141 HONDA 142 K2 MOTOR 143 K2 MOTOR 144 K2 MOTOR 145 K2 MOTOR 146 K2 MOTOR 147 K2 MOTOR 148 K2 MOTOR 149 K2 MOTOR 150 K2 MOTOR 151 K2 MOTOR 152 K2 MOTOR 153 K2 MOTOR 154 K2 MOTOR 155 K2 MOTOR

SIERRA SIERRA ACCORD ACCORD ACCORD ACCORD ACCORD ACCORD ACCORD ACCORD ACCORD ACCORD ACCORD ACCORD ACCORD ACCORD ACCORD CIVIC CIVIC CIVIC CIVIC CIVIC CIVIC CIVIC CIVIC CIVIC CIVIC CIVIC CIVIC CIVIC CIVIC CRX CRX PRELUDE PRELUDE PRELUDE PRELUDE PRELUDE LBACD90YD LBACD92YD LBACD94JMYD LBACD94YD LBACD96JMYD LBACD96YD LBBEE98YD LBC1094YD LBCRX90JYMD LBCRX90YD LBCV88JMYD LBCV88YD LBCV90JMYD LBCV90YD

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156 K2 MOTOR 157 K2 MOTOR 158 K2 MOTOR 159 K2 MOTOR 160 K2 MOTOR 161 K2 MOTOR 162 K2 MOTOR 163 K2 MOTOR 164 K2 MOTOR 165 K2 MOTOR 166 K2 MOTOR 167 K2 MOTOR 168 K2 MOTOR 169 K2 MOTOR 170 K2 MOTOR 171 K2 MOTOR 172 K2 MOTOR 173 K2 MOTOR 174 K2 MOTOR 175 K2 MOTOR 176 K2 MOTOR 177 K2 MOTOR 178 K2 MOTOR 179 K2 MOTOR 180 K2 MOTOR 181 K2 MOTOR 182 K2 MOTOR 183 K2 MOTOR 184 K2 MOTOR 185 K2 MOTOR 186 K2 MOTOR 187 K2 MOTOR 188 K2 MOTOR 189 K2 MOTOR 190 K2 MOTOR 191 K2 MOTOR 192 K2 MOTOR 193 K2 MOTOR 194 K2 MOTOR 195 K2 MOTOR 196 K2 MOTOR 197 K2 MOTOR 198 K2 MOTOR 199 K2 MOTOR 200 K2 MOTOR 201 K2 MOTOR 202 K2 MOTOR 203 K2 MOTOR 204 K2 MOTOR 205 K2 MOTOR 206 K2 MOTOR 207 K2 MOTOR

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208 K2 MOTOR 209 K2 MOTOR 210 K2 MOTOR 211 K2 MOTOR 212 K2 MOTOR 213 K2 MOTOR 214 K2 MOTOR 215 K2 MOTOR 216 K2 MOTOR 217 K2 MOTOR 218 K2 MOTOR 219 K2 MOTOR 220 K2 MOTOR 221 K2 MOTOR 222 K2 MOTOR 223 K2 MOTOR 224 K2 MOTOR 225 K2 MOTOR 226 K2 MOTOR 227 K2 MOTOR 228 K2 MOTOR 229 K2 MOTOR 230 K2 MOTOR 231 K2 MOTOR 232 K2 MOTOR 233 K2 MOTOR 234 K2 MOTOR· 235 K2 MOTOR 236 K2 MOTOR 237 K2 MOTOR 238 K2 MOTOR 239 K2 MOTOR 240 K2 MOTOR 241 K2 MOTOR 242 K2 MOTOR 243 K2 MOTOR 244 K2 MOTOR 245 K2 MOTOR 246 K2 MOTOA 247 MINI 248 MINI 249 MINI 250 MINI 251 NISSAN 252 NISSAN 253 NISSAN 254 NISSAN 255 NISSAN

LHPCV01 9999 LHPCV01 B 9999 LHPCV01JM 9999 LHPCV01 JMB 9999 LHPCV92 9999 LHPCV923D 9999 LHPCV923DB 9999 LHPCV923JM 9999 LHPCV92B 9999 LHPCV92DJMB 9999 LHPCV92JM 9999 LHPCV92JMB 9999 LHPCV96 9999 LHPCV96B 9999 LHPCV96JM 9999 LHPCV96JMB 9999 LHPCV99 9999 LHPCV99B 9999 LHPCV99JM 9999 LHPCV99JMB 9999 LHPF15097 9999 LHPF150971PC 9999 LHPF150971 PCJM 9999 LHPMST99BYD 9999 LHPMST99JMBYD 9999 LHPMST99JMD 9999 LHPMST99YD 9999 LHPMUS94 9999 LHPMUS94B 9999 LHPMUS94JM 9999 LHPMUS94JMB 9999 LHPRAM94BYD 9999 LHPRAM94JMBYD 9999 LHPRAM94JMYD 9999 LHPRAM94YD 9999 LHPSIV03BHYD 9999 LHPSIV03HYD 9999 LHPSIV03JMBHYD 9999 LHPSIV03JMHYD 9999 COOPER 2002 COOPER 2003 COOPER 2004 COOPER 2005 MAXIMA 1995 MAXIMA 1996 MAXIMA 1997 MAXIMA 1998 MAXIMA 1999

256 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 1997 257 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 1998 258 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 1999 259 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 2000

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260 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 261 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 262 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 263 SUBARU 264 SUBARU 265 SUBARU 266 SUBARU 267 SUBARU 268 SUBARU 269 SUBARU 270 TOYOTA 271 TOYOTA 272 TOYOTA 273 TOYOTA 274 TOYOTA 275 TOYOTA 276 TOYOTA 277 TOYOTA 278 TOYOTA 279 TOYOTA 280 TOYOTA 281 TOYOTA 282 TOYOTA 283 TOYOTA 284 TOYOTA 285 TOYOTA 286 TOYOTA 287 TOYOTA 288 TOYOTA 289 TOYOTA 290 TOYOTA 291 TOYOTA

IMPREZA IMPREZA IMPREZA IMPREZA IMPREZA IMPREZA IMPREZA CAMRY CAMRY COROLLA COROLLA COROLLA COROLLA COROLLA COROLLA COROLLA COROLLA PICKUP PICKUP PICKUP PICKUP PICKUP PICKUP PICKUP TERCEL TERCEL TERCEL TERCEL TERCEL

292 VOLKSWAGE BEETLE 293 VOLKSWAGE BEETLE 294 VOLKSWAGE BEETLE 295 VOLKSWAGE BEETLE 296 VOLKSWAGE BEETLE

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