The defect
VEHICLES MAY NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT". ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE FRONT PARK AND TURN SIGNAL LAMPS MAY CONTAIN INCORRECT LAMP BULB SOCKET ASSEMBLIES. ENGINEERING TESTING DETERMINED THAT THESE LAMPS DO NOT PRODUCE A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF LIGHT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE TURN AND PARK LAMP BULB SOCKET ASSEMBLIES WITH THE CORRECT ASSEMBLIES FREE OF CHARGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1980
6 of the 167 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1980 concerned the exterior lighting; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 80V096000 23 Jul 1980 | CYCLE PEUGEOT USA |
| 80V082000 17 Jun 1980 | WARD INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 80V067000 27 May 1980 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 80V062000 16 May 1980 | FRUEHAUF CORPORATION |
| 80V034000 25 Mar 1980 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1980