Model year record

1986 OLDSMOBILE Firenza

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. 1 owner complaint on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 86V062000

Exterior lighting: tail lights

Component: Exterior lighting: tail lights
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected: 216
Reported to NHTSA: 1986-05-13
Owners notified: 1986-06-09

Defect description

THE RIGHT REAR TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY MAY BE INCORRECTLY ASSEMBLED. THE MISASSEMBLED UNITS WILL RESULT IN REDUCED ILLUMINATION WHICH WILL CAUSE THE LAMP ASSEMBLY TO BE IN NON-COMPLIANCE WITH FMVSS 108 LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: REDUCED ILLUMINATION WHICH DOES NOT MEET THE FEDERAL STANDARD MAY NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO BE NOTICED ON THE HIGHWAY, THEREFORE MAY CONTRIBUTE TO AN ACCIDENT.

Manufacturer remedy

REPLACE RIGHT REAR TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY AS NECESSARY.

Owner complaints

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

Component	Complaints	Median mileage
Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly	1	—

The 1985 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.

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.