The defect
THE LEFT-HAND COMBINATION REAR LIGHT MODULE (STOP AND TAIL LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL) MAY BE SUBJECT TO FRACTURE ADJACENT TO ITS MOUNTING HOLES.
The remedy
DEALER WILL REPLACE LIGHT MODULE WITH AN IMPROVED VERSION AND WILL INSTALL A BRACE FOR ADDED SECURITY, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1980
6 of the 167 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1980 concerned the exterior lighting; FRUEHAUF CORPORATION filed 33 campaigns in all.
| 80V096000 23 Jul 1980 | CYCLE PEUGEOT USA |
| 80V082000 17 Jun 1980 | WARD INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 80V067000 27 May 1980 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 80V051000 2 May 1980 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 80V034000 25 Mar 1980 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1980