Recall - Center High Mounted Stop Lamp Obstructed
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Bulletin Number 63 02 88 (1732) Page 1 of 1
Woodcliff Lake, NJ October 1988 Technical Dept.
SUBJECT: Center High Mounted Stop Lamp
MODEL: 1986 Model Year and Later
It has been brought to the attention of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that the lenses of the high mounted stop lamps of some new cars have been obstructed by either:
^ a decal or label (advertisement of dealership); or
^ dark-tinting of the rear window.
NHTSA has asked us to advise all of our dealerships against such practices as it greatly reduces the safety benefits for which this lamp was intended.
Lamps with such modification may not meet the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard #108.
In such a case, the dealer may be violating the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act.