OUTBOARD MARINE CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1977-09-19.
Recall campaignNHTSA 77V150000
Exterior lighting: turn signal
Component
Exterior lighting: turn signal
Manufacturer
OUTBOARD MARINE CORP.
Vehicles affected
2,500
Reported to NHTSA
1977-09-19
Owners notified
1977-08-19
Defect description
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT". THIS IS DUE TO THE OMISSION OF AN ILLUMINATING INDICATOR TO WARN THE OPERATOR IF A SIGNAL LAMP BURNS OUT OR OTHERWISE FAILS TO OPERATE.
Manufacturer remedy
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES.SYSTEM: LIGHTING AND COMMUNICATIONS; TURN SIGNAL LAMPS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: FAILURE OF THE TURN SIGNAL SYSTEM WITHOUT DRIVER"SKNOWLEDGE COULD CONTRIBUTE TO A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.NOTE: OPERATOR SHOULD CHECK TURN SIGNAL FUNCTIONS PERIODICALLY TO ENSURE SAFEOPERATION.DEALER WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING TURN SIGNAL FLASHER WITH A FLASHER THAT MEETSSAFETY REQUIREMENTS, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.