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NHTSA Campaign Number: 06E026000 
Vehicle/Equipment Make: CHEVROLET 
Vehicle/Eqipment Model: ASTRO 
Model Year: 2003
Mfg Campaign Number:  
Mfg Component Desc: EXTERIOR LIGHTING 
Mfg Involved in Recall: PRO-A MOTORS, INC. 
Manufacture Dates:  
Type of Report:
Potential # of Units Affected: 61,944 
Date Owner Notified by Mfg: 04-03-2006 
Recall Initiated By: OVSC 
Mfg Responsible for Recall: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. 
Report Recieved Date: 03-23-2006 
Record Creation Date: 03-23-2006 
Regulation Part Number: 571 
FMVSS Number: 108 
Defect Summary: CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. 
Consequence Summary: WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. 
Corrective Summary: