The defect
CERTAIN TRUCKS DO NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THE TRUCKS WERE ASSEMBLED WITHOUT THE ROOF MARKER LAMPS. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: SAFE OPERATION OF THE TRUCKS DURING DARKNESS OR REDUCED VISIBILITY WOULD BE IMPAIRED.
The remedy
INSTALL ROOF MARKER LAMPS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet K30 | 1985 |
| GMC K35 | 1985 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet K30 | 1985 | 0 | 3 |
| GMC K35 | 1985 | 0 | 3 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1985
5 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1985 concerned the exterior lighting; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 85V149000 18 Nov 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 85V078000 13 Jun 1985 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 85V021000 1 Mar 1985 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 85V011000 5 Feb 1985 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1985