Exterior lighting (FAR Vision)
Vehicle equipment recall 07E-041. NHTSA received BLING LIGHTS LLC’s report on Jun 26, 2007.
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The short answer
NHTSA received BLING LIGHTS LLC’s report on Jun 26, 2007. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 20, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
ONCOMING TRAFFIC MAY EXPERIENCE A HIGHER THAN NORMAL AMOUNT OF GLARE WHICH COULD AFFECT THE DRIVER’S VISION, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
CERTAIN AFTERMARKET HID CONVERSION KITS WITH BULBS AND BALLASTS SOLD BY BLING LIGHTS FOR USE ON PASSENGER VEHICLES.
THE HID CONVERSION KITS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Exterior lighting.
What should you do?
BLING LIGHTS WILL NOTIFY ITS OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPLACE THE NONCOMPLIANT BULBS WITH HALOGEN BULBS. THE RECALL BEGAN MAY 6, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BLING LIGHTS AT 1-973-253-3737.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 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 300 items potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- FAR Vision 9005NHTSA gives no dates made
- FAR Vision 9006NHTSA gives no dates made
Who is recalling it?
- Made by BLING LIGHTS LLC.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 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 20, 2026 and checked Oct 20, 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 20, 2026.