The defect
THE RIGHT REAR TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY MAY BE INCORRECTLY ASSEMBLED. THE MISASSEMBLED UNITS WILL RESULT IN REDUCED ILLUMINATION WHICH WILL CAUSE THE LAMP ASSEMBLY TO BE IN NON-COMPLIANCE WITH FMVSS 108 LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: REDUCED ILLUMINATION WHICH DOES NOT MEET THE FEDERAL STANDARD MAY NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO BE NOTICED ON THE HIGHWAY, THEREFORE MAY CONTRIBUTE TO AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE RIGHT REAR TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY AS NECESSARY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Oldsmobile Firenza | 1986 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldsmobile Firenza | 1986 | 1 | 1 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1986
11 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the exterior lighting; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 86V164000 15 Dec 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V155000 20 Nov 1986 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 86V151000 10 Nov 1986 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 86V136000 10 Oct 1986 | INTL AUTOMOTIVE PERF.INC |
| 86V131000 19 Sept 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V075000 2 Jun 1986 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 86V065000 21 May 1986 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 86V056000 28 Apr 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986