GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1979-10-23.
Recall campaignNHTSA 79V235000
Exterior lighting: turn signal
Component
Exterior lighting: turn signal
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected
9
Reported to NHTSA
1979-10-23
Owners notified
1979-10-25
Defect description
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED WITH CLEAR LAMP BULBS INSTEAD OF THE CORRECT AMBER BULBS IN FRONT PARK AND TURN SIGNAL LOCATIONS. AS A RESULT, THESE VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT".
Manufacturer remedy
DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE CLEAR PARK AND TURN SIGNAL LAMP BULBS WITH AMBER BULBS AT NO COST TO OWNER.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: LIGHTING AND COMMUNICATIONS; TURN SIGNAL LAMPS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: THE FRONT PARK AND TURN SIGNALS APPEAR WHITE INSTEAD OFAMBER WHEN ILLUMINATED. THIS WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE SAFE OPERATION OF THEVEHICLE AND COULD CONTRIBUTE TO A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
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.