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Exterior lighting: tail lights (UNI-Bond)

Vehicle equipment recall 05E-066. NHTSA received UNI-BOND LIGHTING AND SAFETY, LLC’s report on Oct 12, 2005.

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NHTSA received UNI-BOND LIGHTING AND SAFETY, LLC’s report on Oct 12, 2005. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 25, 2026.

Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.

What’s wrong with it?

OTHER MOTORIST MAY NOT PERCEIVE THE INTENT TO THE DRIVER WHO HAS HAD THESE LAMPS INSTALLED ON THEIR VEHICLE AND A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.

CERTAIN UNI-BOND 4” STOP TAIL TURN LAMPS, P/NOS.

SE4000R, SE4042R, AND KT3405R, WITH DATE CODES 4H21B1, 4H22B1, 4H23B1, 4H24BI, 4H25B1, AND 4H25B2 MANUFACTURED BETWEEN AUGUST 21 AND AUGUST 25, 2004, SOLD AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR USE ON HEAVY TRUCKS, TRAILERS, AND BUSES.

DUE TO MIS-ALIGNMENT OF THE BULB IN THE BULB HOLDER, LESS THAN OPTIMUM LIGHT IN THE 5 AND 10 DEGREE ZONES IS DELIVERED WHICH FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, DEFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  • NHTSA’s part: Exterior lighting: tail lights.

What should you do?

UNI-BOND WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE NONCOMPLIANT LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN SEPTEMBER 14, 2005. CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT UNI-BOND AT 713-303-3413.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION’S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236; (TTY:1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Which ones are recalled?

NHTSA counts 17,700 items potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  • UNI-Bond KT3405RBuilt from Aug 21, 2005 to Aug 25, 2005
  • UNI-Bond SE4042RBuilt from Aug 21, 2005 to Aug 25, 2005
  • UNI-Bond SE4000RBuilt from Aug 21, 2005 to Aug 25, 2005

Who is recalling it?

  • Made by UNI-BOND LIGHTING AND SAFETY, LLC.
Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 25, 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.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

Source:

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 25, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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