It's all right.....I bet I'm a bigger one.

It turns out I just wasn't observant enough. The taillights are wrap-around and when first checking this problem out, the person was standing behind the car looking at tail/brake/signal lights. Tonight, I went out to check the license plate light when I noticed that the driver's side taillight was lit on the side. I checked side part of the passenger side taillight and sure enough, it was dark.

Thanks, rsmartin....it was your suggestion that got me checking.

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