NHTSA Cracks Down On Illegal High Intensity Discharge Headlamps
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently ordered aftermarket high-intensity-discharge headlamp kit supplier ASTEX USA to recall its kits and replace them at no charge to buyers. When installed, the Dayton, Tex., company’s headlamps “can be expected to produce excessive glare to oncoming motorists and others,” NHTSA said. In fact, any replacement equipment must perform all of the same functions present in the OEM equipment it’s replacing.
Dealers need to be certain that replacement lamps and other aftermarket equipment installed meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. In addition to civil penalties, dealers also open themselves up to legal exposure when the equipment they install does not conform to federal safety standards. For more information, visit the Government Affairs page of www.nada.org.
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