Vehicle recall 05V244000 · June 2, 2005

2004-2005 Hackney Truck Body

Certain truck bodies and trailers fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, 'lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment.'…

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Summary: Certain truck bodies and trailers fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, 'lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment.' the light projection from the license plate lamp does not meet the standard requirements.
Consequence: The license plate will not be properly illuminated.
Remedy: Owners will be asked to see if the side of the license plate lamp facing the rear is unpainted. If the side is unpainted, hackney will furnish a replacement license plate lamp and will reimburse the owner a fixed amount for installation labor. The recall began on June 27, 2005. Owners may contact hackney at 1-252-946-6521.
Notes: Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 05V244000
Reported to NHTSA: June 2, 2005
Filed by: HACKNEY AND SONS, INC.
Owner notification: June 27, 2005
Vehicles potentially affected: 329
Initiated by: the manufacturer
Components: Exterior lighting

Recall 05V244000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

Vehicles covered

As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.

Hackney Truck Body (2004-2005): 2005, 2004

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