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Exterior lighting: tail lights: bulbs (Kenway)

Vehicle equipment recall 26E-043. NHTSA received Harbor Freight Tools’s report on Jul 7, 2026.

NHTSA’s own record, on nhtsa.gov

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NHTSA received Harbor Freight Tools’s report on Jul 7, 2026. 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?

Improper illumination from the towing lights can reduce trailer visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.

Harbor Freight Tools (HFT) is recalling certain Kenway 12V LED Towing Light Kits with part number 64282, manufactured November 13, 2019 to December 22, 2019, and 12V Submersible Lights with part number 64274, manufactured July 1, 2019 to July 8, 2019.

The lights may not illuminate properly.

As such, these lights fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, “Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Assoc.

Equipment.”

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

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

What should you do?

HFT will replace the light kits, free of charge. Owners that purchased these lights prior to November 2020 are advised to check the last 6-digits on the serial codes: Model 64282 - 462019 or 522019 and Model 64274 - 272019. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 30, 2026. Owners may contact HFT customer service at 1-800-444-3353.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

Which ones are recalled?

NHTSA counts 3,832 items potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • Part no. 64274
  • Part no. 64282
Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

  • Kenway 12V Submersible LightsBuilt from Jul 1, 2019 to Jul 8, 2019
  • Kenway 12V LED Towing Light KITBuilt from Nov 13, 2019 to Dec 22, 2019

Who is recalling it?

  • Made by Harbor Freight Tools.
Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. 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.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).

    Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

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 20, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

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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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