# 2026-11696: Harbor Freight Trailer Lights Fail to Get Free Pass

2026-11696, Harbor Freight Tools, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance, is a Federal Register notice from Transportation Department, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published 2026-06-11; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11696
- As of: 2026-06-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-11696
- Title: Harbor Freight Tools, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Transportation Department; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 35610
- Published: 2026-06-11
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-18

## In one line

Harbor Freight Trailer Lights Fail to Get Free Pass

## Summary

Harbor Freight Tools found some of their Kenway trailer lights don’t fully meet safety rules and told the government back in 2020. They asked to skip fixing or warning customers, but the government said no—these issues matter for safety. If you bought these lights, keep an eye out because fixes or recalls might still happen, but no extra costs or deadlines were announced yet.

## Abstract

Harbor Freight Tools (HFT) has determined that certain Kenway 12V Magnetic Trailer Light Kits and Submersible LED Trailer Lights manufactured by Jinhua Eagle King Tools Co., Ltd. (Jinhua) do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment. HFT filed a noncompliance report dated October 26, 2020, and subsequently petitioned NHTSA on November 23, 2020, for a decision that the subject noncompliances are inconsequential as they relate to motor vehicle safety. This notice announces the denial of HFT's petition.

## Effects PRIA read

- Free Remedy Required for Kenway Lights: benefit, medium. NHTSA denied Harbor Freight Tools' petition on the noncompliant Kenway 12V magnetic and submersible trailer lights and ruled HFT must provide notification and a free remedy under 49 U.S.C. 30118 and 30120. About 3,832 units manufactured between July 1, 2019 and December 22, 2019 are potentially inv…
- Lights Failed Photometry Tests: cost, medium. Testing showed some Kenway trailer lights did not meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108 photometric requirements: two submersible samples measured 466.33 cd and 497.39 cd compared with a group minimum of 520 cd, and several magnetic samples exceeded maximum limits (e.g., 579.81 cd, and…

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## Sources
- [2026-11696 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/11/2026-11696/harbor-freight-tools-denial-of-petition-for-decision-of-inconsequential-noncompliance)
- [2026-11696 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-11/pdf/2026-11696.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11696 (as of 2026-06-18).