The defect
THE STOP LAMP SWITCHES INSTALLED ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES MAY HAVE INADEQUATE INTERNAL SWITCH CONTACT PRESSURE DUE TO AN INCORRECT FORMATION OF THE SWITCH CONTACT TERMINALS. THIS LACK OF SWITCH CONTACT CONTINUITY MAY RENDER THE (STOP) BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS INOPERATIVE.
The remedy
THE STOP LAMP SWITCHES ON ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES WILL BE REPLACED AND PROPERLY FORMED TERMINALS WILL BE INSTALLED AT NO COST TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Dodge Aries | 1981 |
| Plymouth Reliant | 1981 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge Aries | 1981 | 2 | 4 |
| Plymouth Reliant | 1981 | 2 | 4 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1981
6 of the 157 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1981 concerned the exterior lighting; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 81V153000 29 Dec 1981 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 81V107000 15 Sept 1981 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 81V064000 26 May 1981 | TRANSPORTATION MFG. CORP. |
| 81V053000 20 Apr 1981 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 81V032000 18 Mar 1981 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1981