NHTSA Recall 86V056000
Filed by General Motors, LLC. Component: Exterior Lighting. Reported 1986-04-28. An estimated 93,317 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
THE PUSH-PULL HEADLIGHT SWITCH MAY HAVE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS WHICH ALLOW AN INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT CAUSING HEADLIGHT TO FLICKER OR SUDDENLY GO OUT. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: SUDDEN LOSS OF THE HEADLIGHTS UNDER SEVERE WEATHER OR NIGHTTIME DRIVING CONDITIONS COULD REDUCE DRIVER VISIBILITY WHICH MIGHT RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. NOTE: ALSO, SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 86V131000.
What the manufacturer will do
REPLACE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AS NECESSARY.
Notes
SYSTEM: HEADLIGHT SWITCH. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS, TRUCKS AND VANS.
Vehicles covered by this recall
- 1986 Buick Estate
- 1986 Cadillac Cimarron
- 1986 Cadillac Deville
- 1986 Cadillac Fleetwood
- 1986 Chevrolet Camaro
- 1986 Chevrolet Cavalier
- 1986 Chevrolet Celebrity
- 1986 Chevrolet Chevette
- 1985 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck
- 1986 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck
- 1986 Chevrolet Corvette
- 1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
- 1985 GMC GMC
- 1986 GMC GMC
- 1986 GMC Gm of Canada
- 1986 Pontiac 1000
- 1986 Pontiac 6000
- 1986 Pontiac Bonneville
- 1986 Pontiac Grand Prix
- 1986 Pontiac Parisienne
- 1986 Pontiac Sunbird