Exterior lighting (Haul Master)
Vehicle equipment recall 15E-019. NHTSA received Harbor Freight Tools’s report on Mar 9, 2015.
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NHTSA received Harbor Freight Tools’s report on Mar 9, 2015. 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?
If the trailer lights fail to comply with the safety standards, the trailer may be less visible to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
Harbor Freight Tools (Harbor Freight) is recalling certain Haul Master LED Trailer Light Kits, item number 60597, manufactured May 3, 2013, to February 5, 2015, Haul Master Deluxe 12V Trailer Light Kits, item number 93861, manufactured February 4, 2006, to February 5, 2015, and Haul Master Deluxe 12V Trailer Light Kits, item number 69624, manufactured March 29, 2013, to February 5, 2015.
Item 60597 may be missing red side-marker lamps.
Item 93861 may have an incorrectly positioned rear lamp bracket that may not illuminate the license plate.
Item 69624 may have lenses that are not compliant.
As such, these kits fail to meet the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108, “Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment.”
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Exterior lighting.
What should you do?
Harbor Freight will notify its website or catalogue customers by direct mail. In addition, Harbor Freight will notify its customers by posting notices at its retail store locations and on its online website. Harbor Freight will provide affected customers with a complete tail light replacement package at no charge to customer. The recall began on May 18, 2015. Owners may contact Harbor Freight customer service at 1-805-388-1000.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 888,122 items potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- Haul Master Trailer Light KIT 69624Built from Mar 29, 2013 to Feb 5, 2015
- Haul Master Trailer Light KIT 93861Built from Feb 4, 2006 to Feb 5, 2015
- Haul Master Trailer Light KIT 60597Built from May 3, 2013 to Feb 5, 2015
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Harbor Freight Tools.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. 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 (FLAT_RCL_POST_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.