Exterior lighting: tail lights (APC)
Vehicle equipment recall 01E-035. NHTSA received AMERICAN PRODUCTS COMPANY’s report on Jul 1, 2001.
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The short answer
NHTSA received AMERICAN PRODUCTS COMPANY’s report on Jul 1, 2001. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 28, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
WITHOUT THE REFLECTIVE DEVICES REQUIRED UNDER FMVSS NO. 108 IN THE TAILLAMP ASSEMBLY, THE MOTORIST MAY NOT BE CLEARLY VISIBLE TO OTHER MOTORISTS, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: TAILLAMP WITH CLEAR LENS ASSEMBLIES WHICH WERE NOT MANUFACTURED WITH SIDE REFLEX REFLECTORS AND SIDE MARKER LAMPS AS REQUIRED UNDER FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, “LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.”
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Exterior lighting: tail lights.
What should you do?
AMERICAN PRODUCTS COMPANY (APC) WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS TO RETURN THE NON-COMPLYING TAIL LAMPS TO THEM FOR A REPLACEMENT FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 7, 2002. OWNERS WHO ATTEMPT TO HAVE THEIR TAIL LAMPS REPLACED ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT APC AT 1-310-407-4538.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: ALSO, CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION’S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 4,570 items potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- APC 40.4161 TLRPNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4166 TLRRNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4166 TLRGNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4150 TLRBNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4142 TLRPNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4130 TLRGNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4148 TLRNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4170 TLRNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4150 TLCFNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC Euro TailNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4147 TLCFNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4161 TLRBNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4166 TLRBNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4161 TLCFNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4142 TLRGNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4150 TLRGNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC AltezzaNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4111 TLRPNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4166 TLRPNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4166 TLCFNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4161 TLRGNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4161 TLRRNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4152 TLRPNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4152 TLRRNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4152 TLRBNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4105 TLCFNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4105 TLRRNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4110 TLRBNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4110 TLRGNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4110 TLRRNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4111 TLRBNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4111 TLRGNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4111 TLRRNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4112 TLRBNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4112 TLRGNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4118 TLRRNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4118 TLRGNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4118 TLRPNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4121 TLRBNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4121 TLRRNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4121 TLRGNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4130 TLRRNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4130 TLRPNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4131 TLCFNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4131 TLRBNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4131 TLRRNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4152 TLCFNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4151 TLRPNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4151 TLRGNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4151 TLRRNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4151 TLRBNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4151 TLCFNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4131 TLRGNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4131 TLRPNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4150 TLRPNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4142 TLCFNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4142 TLRRNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4130 TLRBNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4130 TLCFNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4121 TLRPNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4121 TLCFNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4118 TLRBNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4118 TLCFNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4112 TLRPNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4112 TLRRNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4112 TLCFNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4111 TLCFNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4110 TLRPNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4110 TLCFNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4105 TLRPNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4105 TLRGNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4105 TLRBNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4150 TLRRNHTSA gives no dates made
- APC 40.4152 TLRGNHTSA gives no dates made
Who is recalling it?
- Made by AMERICAN PRODUCTS COMPANY.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Which ones, by part or lot: the recall’s report on NHTSA’s site gives them where the maker did; this file gives part numbers only where its maker listed them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file before 2010 (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 28, 2026.