The defect
ON CERTAIN OF THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, THE LAMP BULB SOCKET BARRELS ARE INSUFFICIENTLY PRESSED INTO THE PLASTIC OUTER SHEELS. THIS CAUSES AN OPEN OR GROUNDED CIRCUIT AND A MALFUNCTION.
The remedy
DEALER WILL REPLACE ANY DEFECTIVE COMBINATION LAMP HARNESS ASSEMBLIES WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNERS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1982
3 of the 135 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1982 concerned the exterior lighting; NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed 216 campaigns in all.
| 82V073000 27 Jul 1982 | ZIMMER MOTOR CARS CORP. |
| 82V054000 24 May 1982 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1982