Model year record

1987 Cadillac Eldorado

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

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Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 87V047000

Exterior lighting: headlights: switch

Component: Exterior lighting: headlights: switch
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected: 56,783
Reported to NHTSA: 1987-04-06
Owners notified: 1987-04-27

Defect description

THE TWILIGHT SENTINEL POTENTIOMETER (THUMBWHEEL CONTROL) MIGHT HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH ELECTRICAL CONTACTS WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT.

Safety risk

WITH THE TWILIGHT SENTINEL SYSTEM ON, THE INTERMITTENTCIRCUIT COULD CAUSE HEADLIGHT AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS TO GO OUT. SUDDENLOSS OF HEADLIGHTS COULD REDUCE DRIVER VISIBILITY AND MIGHT RESULT IN A VEHICLECRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Manufacturer remedy

INSTALL A NEW PART IN ONE OF THE VEHICLES CONTROL COMPUTERS TO PREVENT THIS CONDITION FROM OCCURING.

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 Cadillac Eldorado model years

2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 198819871986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1977 1973 1968

All Cadillac Eldorado 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.