The defect
ON SOME VEHICLES, THE RECTANGULAR HEAD LAMPS ARE WIRED INCORRECTLY, WHICH FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THE AFFECTED VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH FOUR HEAD LIGHTS.
The remedy
ALL TRUCKS CONTAINING AN INCORRECT HARNESS WILL HAVE THE CONNECTOR REWIRED TO CORRECT THE OPERATION OF THE HEAD LAMPS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Peterbilt Conventional Series | 1981 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peterbilt Conventional Series | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1981
6 of the 157 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1981 concerned the exterior lighting; PACCAR, INCORPORATED filed 199 campaigns in all.
| 81V153000 29 Dec 1981 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 81V107000 15 Sept 1981 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 81V093000 5 Aug 1981 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 81V064000 26 May 1981 | TRANSPORTATION MFG. CORP. |
| 81V032000 18 Mar 1981 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1981