The defect
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT". THE FRONT SIDE MARKER LAMPS AND REAR SIDE REFLECTORS MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY LOCATED. ALSO, THE FRONT AND REAR CLEARANCE LAMPS MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY LOCATED OR NOT INSTALLED. FUTHERMORE, REAR IDENTIFIATION LAMPS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED.
The remedy
THE NECESSARY LAMPS AND REFLECTORS WILL BE INSTALLED PROPERLY TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1977
11 of the 245 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1977 concerned the exterior lighting.
| 77V232000 28 Dec 1977 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 77V207000 22 Nov 1977 | OUTBOARD MARINE CORP. |
| 77V193000 1 Nov 1977 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. |
| 77V152000 20 Sept 1977 | AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
| 77V150000 19 Sept 1977 | OUTBOARD MARINE CORP. |
| 77V117000 5 Aug 1977 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 77V084000 6 Jun 1977 | SPRING VALLEY DODGE, INC. |
| 77V034000 10 Mar 1977 | RITE-ON TRAILERS, INCORPO |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1977