Recall Register

Brightstar: equipment recalls

NHTSA lists 2 equipment recall campaigns for Brightstar. NHTSA received the reports from 2004 to 2005. The campaigns have 1,700 units in total. The newest campaign is 05E069000. NHTSA received the report on 25 Oct 2005.

NHTSA recall lookup

The defect, the consequence and the remedy on this page are the summaries in the NHTSA recall file. The file names the manufacturer that filed each recall report.

NHTSA recall file through .

Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 1,700 units in total.

  1. 05E069000Received . 800 units.

    Exterior Lighting

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain aftermarket kelax hid conversion light kits, model no. 35w. The bulbs in these kits are too bright which fails to comply with the photometric requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The bulbs are too bright which may distract oncoming traffic, possibly resulting in a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Kalex will notify its customers and will refund the customers for the purchase price. The recall is expected to begin october 31, 2005. Owners may contact kalex at 650-669-2811.

    Products named: Brightstar 35W.

    Report filed by KALEX ENTERPRISE CORPORATION.

  2. 04E055000Received . 900 units.

    Exterior Lighting

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Importhookup.com hid kits for use on passenger vehicles. The lamps in these kits do not comply with the electrical and dementional requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Lamps may produce excess glare to oncoming traffic.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Importhookup.com will notify its customers and will repurchase or offer a refund for the noncompliant hid kits. The recall is expected to begin during august 2004. Owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact importhookup.com at 949-679-1928.

    Products named: Brightstar Hid Conversion Kit.

    Report filed by IMPORTHOOKUP.COM.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Counts

Brightstar equipment campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2004, with 1 campaign.

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

  • 35W1
  • Hid Conversion Kit1

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. Brightstar: equipment recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/other/brightstar/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: IMPORTHOOKUP.COM; KALEX ENTERPRISE CORPORATION.

The brand is the make that NHTSA records for the campaign. A campaign that names 2 brands is on the page of each brand. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Brightstar products do the campaigns name?
The NHTSA records have 2 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: 35W
How many units does a Brightstar equipment campaign have?
The median Brightstar campaign has 900 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.
Which component do the Brightstar campaigns name most often?
Exterior Lighting, in 2 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.