They serve different purposes in different markets due to different regulations. In US they serve as rear red reflectors required by DOT. By doing so car manufactures can eliminate the red reflectors normally designed into rear light assemblies which then can be used in non-US markets without such requirement. In Europe the rear fog light is required but not rear reflectors. Car manufactures use one of these bumper light locations as rear fog light. A single rear fog always located on the driver side. For LHD countries the rear fog is on the left and for RHD countries the rear fog is on the right. Rear fog has different icon and additional toggle switch built into front fog light switch. Most vehicles feature 2 separate fog light icons in the instrument cluster, to warn you the front and rear fog lights are on. But Mazda chose to eliminate these fog indicators for US market to save some cost.
Fascinating! Thanks, I had no idea they were designed like that for different countries. I actually had my daughter stand behind the car the other night as I threw switches and turned the lights on and off trying to get these things to light up.
They serve different purposes in different markets due to different regulations. In US they serve as rear red reflectors required by DOT. By doing so car manufactures can eliminate the red reflectors normally designed into rear light assemblies which then can be used in non-US markets without such requirement. In Europe the rear fog light is required but not rear reflectors. Car manufactures use one of these bumper light locations as rear fog light. A single rear fog always located on the driver side. For LHD countries the rear fog is on the left and for RHD countries the rear fog is on the right. Rear fog has different icon and additional toggle switch built into front fog light switch. Most vehicles feature 2 separate fog light icons in the instrument cluster, to warn you the front and rear fog lights are on. But Mazda chose to eliminate these fog indicators for US market to save some cost.
They serve different purposes in different markets due to different regulations. In US they serve as rear red reflectors required by DOT. By doing so car manufactures can eliminate the red reflectors normally designed into rear light assemblies which then can be used in non-US markets without such requirement. In Europe the rear fog light is required but not rear reflectors. Car manufactures use one of these bumper light locations as rear fog light. A single rear fog always located on the driver side. For LHD countries the rear fog is on the left and for RHD countries the rear fog is on the right. Rear fog has different icon and additional toggle switch built into front fog light switch. Most vehicles feature 2 separate fog light icons in the instrument cluster, to warn you the front and rear fog lights are on. But Mazda chose to eliminate these fog indicators for US market to save some cost.
Not just Rogue, almost all foreign and domestic CUVs as long as they also exist in European market are doing the same thing.
