An Unusual Recall for the GMC Terrain
There are all sorts of recalls throughout the auto industry, but this one about to hit the 2010-2017 GMC Terrain is rather peculiar. The pickup truck and SUV division at General Motors (GM) is having to recall some 725,000 units to the shop to correct an issue with their headlights.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the headlights are too... bright/glaring. In fact, the agency is concerned that other drivers may be blinded during certain weather conditions, such as snow and fog.
Specifically, the reflection from the headlight housing illuminates two small areas above the vehicle that, when measured according to federal motor vehicle safety standards, returns a result of about 450 to 470 candelas, the unit of light intensity. That's more than three times the allowable limit at these measurement points.
In 2019, the automaker asked NHTSA to consider an exemption for the Terrain's headlight problem, saying the "reflection has no effect on the safety of the model for oncoming or surrounding vehicles." He also said that the headlight supplier, Stanley, has redesigned replacement units that "prevent the reflections that are causing the problem."
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