The defect
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 118, "POWER-OPERATED WINDOW SYSTEMS". THE POWER-OPERATED WINDOW SYSTEM WAS EQUIPPED IN ERROR WITH A RELAY WHICH MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO OPERATE THE WINDOWS WHEN THE IGNITION KEY IS SWITCHED OFF, OR REMOVED.
The remedy
DEALER WILL MODIFY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BY REMOVING THE RELAY FROM THE POWER WINDOW SYSTEM TO PRECLUDE OPERATION OF THE WINDOWS WHEN THE IGNITION KEY IS NOT TURNED ON OR IS REMOVED ENTIRELY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
Other visibility recalls in 1977
11 of the 245 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1977 concerned the visibility; BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed 145 campaigns in all.
| 77V236000 28 Dec 1977 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION |
| 77V197000 15 Nov 1977 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 77V166000 5 Oct 1977 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
| 77V162000 26 Sept 1977 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 77V122000 12 Aug 1977 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 77V085000 6 Jun 1977 | SPRING VALLEY DODGE, INC. |
| 77V081000 26 May 1977 | RENAULT USA, INCORPORATED |
| 77V078000 24 May 1977 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1977