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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 0 of 2 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Exterior Lighting. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Seat Belts. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
1 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports
What owners actually said
2 reports
Mileage unknown · Sep 2, 2014
Exterior Lighting
A COMPANY NAMED KINETECH (KINETECHLLC.COM) IS IN VIOLATION OF TITLE 49 USC, CHAPTER 301, MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY, PART 571 STANDARD NO. 108 (COMMONLY KNOWN AS FMVSS 108), BY MANUFACTURING, AND INTRODUCING INTO INTERSTATE COMMERCE, A PRODUCT THAT RENDERS REGULATED MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EQUIPMENT INOPERATIVE. THIS PRODUCT IS THE "P…
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A COMPANY NAMED KINETECH (KINETECHLLC.COM) IS IN VIOLATION OF TITLE 49 USC, CHAPTER 301, MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY, PART 571 STANDARD NO. 108 (COMMONLY KNOWN AS FMVSS 108), BY MANUFACTURING, AND INTRODUCING INTO INTERSTATE COMMERCE, A PRODUCT THAT RENDERS REGULATED MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EQUIPMENT INOPERATIVE. THIS PRODUCT IS THE "PULSE" (WWW.PULSEPROTECTS.COM), A DEVICE THAT THEY CLAIM "PULSES" THE CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP (CHMSL), BUT DESPITE THEIR DESCRIPTION, THE PRODUCT IS IN VIOLATION OF THE REQUIREMENT THAT BRAKE LAMPS ARE TO BE "STEADY BURNING". I SUBMIT THAT THIS PRODUCT RENDERS THE CHMSL INOPERATIVE. THE PRODUCT IS DESCRIBED ON THEIR WEBSITE HERE: HTTP://PULSEPROTECTS.COM/PRODUCT-INFO THERE, THEY CLAIM THAT IT "MEETS REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR USE IN ALL 50 STATES", BUT THE VIDEOS (AT HTTP://PULSEPROTECTS.COM/VIDEOS) CLEARLY SHOW THE LAMPS ARE NOT "STEADY BURNING", WHETHER "PULSING" OR "FLASHING" (THE PERFORMANCE OF THE LAMP SEEMS TO VARY BY VEHICLE IN THE VIDEOS AND AS OBSERVED LOCALLY). IN ADDITION TO NONCONFORMITY WITH THE LAW, THE PRODUCT DOES NOT COMMUNICATE AN UNAMBIGUOUS MESSAGE AS STOP LAMPS SHOULD, AND MAY, DUE TO THE AMBIGUITY, ACTUALLY RESULT IN MORE REAR-END COLLISIONS. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10630038
Mileage unknown · Oct 18, 1999
Seat BeltsCrashInjury
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WHERE THE FRONT PASSENGER WAS KILLED DUE TO SEAT BELT FAILURE. *AK
THE MASTER CYLINDER REAR BRAKE PIPE, WHICH CARRIES BRAKE FLUID TO THE REAR BRAKES, MAY DEVELOP A LEAK DUE TO EXTENDED CHAFING ON THE AIR CLEANER RESONATOR BRACKET.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Not supplied
Remedy: IF UPON INSPECTION THE DEALER FINDS THAT THERE IS INADEQUATE CLEARANCE, THE PIPE WILL BE REFORMED TO OBTAIN THE NECESSARY THREE QUARTER INCH SPACE. ONLY THOSE PIPES SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAR WILL BE REPLACED.
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NHTSA investigations
0
No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.
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