The defect
IMPURE LUBRICATING GREASE USED IN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCHES COULD CONTAMINATE ONE OR MORE CONTACT POINTS. OPERATION OF THE HEADLIGHTS COULD BE DELAYED OR NOT LIGHT WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED ON OR WHEN THE DIMMER SWITCH IS OPERATED. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: LOSS OF HEAD LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AS NECESSARY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Nissan 300ZX | 1984 |
| Nissan Pulsar | 1984 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS: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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nissan 300ZX | 1984 | 42 | 4 |
| Nissan Pulsar | 1984 | 1 | 2 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1985
5 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1985 concerned the exterior lighting; NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed 216 campaigns in all.
| 85V149000 18 Nov 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 85V078000 13 Jun 1985 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 85V019000 20 Feb 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 85V011000 5 Feb 1985 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1985