The defect
LIMOUSINES WERE BUILT WITH A CLEAR LENS AND CLEAR BULB COMBINATION FOR THE FRONT PARK/TURN SIGNAL LAMP ASSEMBLIES, INSTEAD OF THE AMBER COLOR AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."
The risk
THE USE OF CLEAR LENS AND CLEAR BULBS IN THE PARK/TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLY MAY NOT SUFFICIENTLY WARN OTHER HIGHWAY TRAFFIC WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNING OR PARKED.
The remedy
REPLACE CLEAR PARK/TURN SIGNAL BULBS WITH AMBER BULBS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chrysler Limousine | 1986 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chrysler Limousine | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1986
11 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the exterior lighting; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 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. |
| 86V065000 21 May 1986 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 86V062000 13 May 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V056000 28 Apr 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986