Recall · 21V484000
Mickey Truck Bodies recalled 4 models over exterior lighting
89
Vehicles covered
4
Models
4
Model years
June 24, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- The defect
- Mickey Truck Bodies, Inc. (Mickey Truck) is recalling certain 2017 Freightliner M2, M2-106, International 4300, and 2018 Peterbilt 220 vehicles equipped with certain model lift gates that contain a license plate kit with part number 298872-01. The light kit does not properly illuminate the license plate, shining rearward, instead of downward as intended.
- What it can cause
- The improper lighting may confuse other drivers on the road, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will provide a replacement license plate kit, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 10, 2021. Owners may contact Mickey Truck customer service at 1-336-888-2291.
- NHTSA's note
- 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.nhtsa.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| FreightlinerBusiness Class M2 | 2017 | Not published here |
| FreightlinerM2 | 2017 | Not published here |
| International4000 Series 4300 | 2017 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt220 | 2018 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 89 vehicles this is a small campaign: 71% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2017 to 2018, so the oldest vehicles on it were 4 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Freightliner vehicles have been recalled over the exterior lighting 22 times before this, most recently in May 2021 as 21V357000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 5 other recalls published here, the newest being: 24V924000 (engine and engine cooling), 21V528000 (exterior lighting), 21V067000 (power train), 20V466000 (electrical system).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Mickey Truck Bodies, Inc. with NHTSA on June 24, 2021 as campaign 21V484000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes . Data last checked 2021-06-24.
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