March 5, 2018 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V145000
Water Intrusion Affecting Turn Signals
Incorrect turn signal operation may increase the risk of a crash.
NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V145
Manufacturer Morgan
Truck Bodies LLC
Components ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Potential Number of Units Affected 7,269
Summary
Morgan Truck Bodies LLC (Morgan) is recalling all 2013-2018 Morgan Truck Bodies built on Isuzu, Kenworth, Mercedes, Chevrolet, GM, Freightliner, Mitsubishi and Peterbilt chassis. Water may enter part of the wiring harness and affect the turn signal operation.
Remedy
Morgan will notify owners, and dealers will replace or modify the affected wiring harness, free of charge. The recall began on March 21, 2018. Owners may contact Morgan customer service at 1-800-666-7426. Morgan’s numbers for this recall are FRWI-517 and FRWI-518.
Notes
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.
Re: NHTSA Recall 18V-145
To All Morgan Dealers and Authorized Repair Centers:
This notice is to advise you that Morgan Truck Body, LLC (Morgan) has decided that a defect that related to motor vehicle safety exists in your vehicle with the VIN stated above.
What is the Concern:
Morgan has identified an issue with the Electrical Foreign to Domestic Converter Harnesses manufactured by Grote and installed on certain Morgan truck bodies mounted on Isuzu, Chevrolet, Freightliner, GMC, Kenworth, Mercedes, Mitsubishi and Peterbilt chassis. Some of these converter harnesses have experienced a failure due to water ingress. The water ingress may cause the rear turn signals to malfunction in several different ways including becoming inoperable, bleed through of low intensity light to the rear tail/tum signal lamp, or other turn signal or 4-way flasher malfunctions. If the rear turn signals malfunction, this could increase the risk of a crash.
What is the Affected Component?
Grote Industries Electrical Foreign to Domestic Convertor Harness and Hopkins Electronic taillight converter [Morgan Part# 0410197 -OR- Morgan Part# 0410195].
What Should You Do?
The vehicle(s) listed on the attachment have been identified as vehicle(s) that include the aforementioned converter harnesses and module. If a vehicle owner requests repair, please have them contact their local Morgan Authorized Repair Center to make an appointment to the vehicle retrofitted at no cost. Customers have been notified of the recall beginning the week of March 20, 2018.
Depending upon the part installed in the customer’s unit, there are two different repair instructions. See the related Field Repair Work Instruction for detailed repair instructions related to this issue and instructions for reimbursement.
For part # 04101971, parts are currently available for this recall. Please contact Morgan at [email protected] to request replacement parts.
Notice Pursuant to Federal Law:
Please note, it is a violation of Federal Law for a dealer to deliver a new motor vehicle or any new or used item of motor vehicle equipment (including a tire) covered by the notification under a sale or lease until the defect or noncompliance is remedied. 49 C.F.R. § 577.13.
6 Affected Products
Vehicle
| MORGAN | TRUCK BODIES | 2013-2018 |
14 Associated Documents
Remedy Instructions and TSB
RCRIT-18V145-5605.pdf 198.004KB
Remedy Instructions and TSB
RCRIT-18V145-8128.pdf 242.243KB
Recall Acknowledgement
RCAK-18V145-1406.pdf 246.144KB
Defect Notice 573 Report
RCLRPT-18V145-3108.pdf 215.777KB
Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)
RCONL-18V145-6592.pdf 88.393KB
Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)
RCONL-18V145-2708.pdf 125.35KB
Miscellaneous Document- Web Post
RMISC-18V145-4989.pdf 628.592KB
Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)
Recall Quarterly Report- Report #1, 2018-1
RCLQRT-18V145-0991.PDF 214.526KB
Recall 573 Report- Amendment 1
RCLRPT-18V145-7959.PDF 215.778KB
Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2018-2
RCLQRT-18V145-8896.PDF 214.63KB
Recall Quarterly Report #5, 2019-1
RCLQRT-18V145-2184.PDF 211.561KB
Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2018-3
RCLQRT-18V145-3287.PDF 211.336KB
Recall Quarterly Report #4, 2018-4
RCLQRT-18V145-7440.PDF 211.453KB
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