The defect
STOP LAMP SWITCHES ON CERTAIN VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN CONTAMINATED WITH OIL, WHICH COULD DEGRADE THE CONTACTS AND RESULT IN A LOSS OF STOP LAMP FUNCTION.
The remedy
DEALER WILL REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH WITHOUT CHARGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1980
6 of the 167 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1980 concerned the exterior lighting; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 80V096000 23 Jul 1980 | CYCLE PEUGEOT USA |
| 80V082000 17 Jun 1980 | WARD INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 80V062000 16 May 1980 | FRUEHAUF CORPORATION |
| 80V051000 2 May 1980 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 80V034000 25 Mar 1980 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1980