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Ford F-450 Rear Lights Shine Too Brightly

NHTSA campaign 21V114000 · Reported 2021-02-25 · Life Line Emergency Vehicles

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This is the mildest kind of recall — the vehicle itself drives normally and is safe to keep using, but the glare can bother drivers behind you until the filters are installed.

What's wrong, in plain English

This recall covers one emergency vehicle built on a Ford F-450 chassis and one other truck. The combination stop, tail, turn and backup lights on the back are brighter than federal rules allow. Lights that are too strong can dazzle drivers behind you and make it harder for them to see. That raises the chance of a crash. The lamp maker will supply a free filter kit that brings the lights back down to the legal brightness.

What you should do

1. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to confirm the vehicle is covered by campaign 21V114000.
2. Contact Life Line Emergency Vehicles at 1-563-578-3317 ext. 132 to get the filter kit and have it fitted.
3. The filter kit and the fix are provided free of charge.

Affected vehicles (1)

Who to contact

Ford — official Ford recall lookup

Customer service: 1-866-436-7332

Any franchised dealer for the brand can do the repair. Phone numbers are taken from manufacturer sites and recent NHTSA notices; if one has changed, the number in your own recall letter is the one to use.

The bigger picture

Official notice

Component
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Summary
Life Line Emergency Vehicles (Life Line) is recalling one 2020 Ford F450 vehicle and one 2017 Navistar Durastar vehicle, equipped with 7x9 combination LED Stop-Tail-Turn reverse lights. The lights may be too bright, exceeding the maximum light output allowed which may adversely affect the vision of drivers. As such, these lamps fail to comply with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
Safety risk
The excessive brightness may affect the vision of other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
ECCO will provide a filter kit that will ensure the lights perform in the correct photometric intensity ranges, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 15, 2021. Owners may contact Life Line customer service at 1-563-578-3317 ext. 132.

Verify your specific vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov. Recall repairs are free of charge by law.