The defect
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT". THIS IS DUE TO THE OMISSION OF AN ILLUMINATING INDICATOR TO WARN THE OPERATOR IF A SIGNAL LAMP BURNS OUT OR OTHERWISE FAILS TO OPERATE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1977
11 of the 245 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1977 concerned the exterior lighting; OUTBOARD MARINE CORP. filed 4 campaigns in all.
| 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 |
| 77V117000 5 Aug 1977 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 77V084000 6 Jun 1977 | SPRING VALLEY DODGE, INC. |
| 77V039000 21 Mar 1977 | BARON CUSTOM TRLRS, INC. |
| 77V034000 10 Mar 1977 | RITE-ON TRAILERS, INCORPO |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1977