Model year record

1986 Buick Skyhawk

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. No owner complaints in our copy of the federal file.

Buick Skyhawk, 1982–1989 generation — Pictured: the 1982–1989 generation. Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 85V149000

Exterior lighting

Component: Exterior lighting
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected: 4,036
Reported to NHTSA: 1985-11-18

Defect description

INCORRECT TAIL LAMP LENS WERE INSTALLED, LENS DO NOT CONFORM TO FMVSS 108, LAMP REFLECTIVE DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IN TIMES OF REDUCED VISIBILITY, AN APPROACHING VEHICLE MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THIS VEHICLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Manufacturer remedy

CORRECT TAIL LAMP LENS WILL BE INSTALLED.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

No complaints in our copy of the federal file for this model year. The daily feed covers recent filings; older history appears only after a full-history rebuild.

Other Buick Skyhawk model years

1993 1992 1991 1989 198719861985 1984 1983 1982 1979 1978 1976 1975

All Buick Skyhawk recalls by year

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.