The defect
THE PUSH PULL HEADLIGHT SWITCH MAY HAVE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS WHICH ALLOW AN INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT CAUSING HEADLIGHT TO FLICKER OR SUDDENLY GO OUT. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: SUDDEN LOSS OF THE HEADLIGHTS UNDER SEVERE WEATHER OR NIGHTTIME DRIVING CONDITIONS COULD REDUCE DRIVER VISIBILITY WHICH MIGHT RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
REPLACE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AS NECESSARY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Electra | 1986 |
| Buick Estate | 1986 |
| Buick LeSabre | 1986 |
| Cadillac Cimarron | 1986 |
| Chevrolet C15 | 1986 |
| Chevrolet C25 | 1986 |
| Chevrolet C35 | 1986 |
| Chevrolet Camaro | 1986 |
| Chevrolet Cavalier | 1986 |
| Chevrolet Celebrity | 1986 |
| Chevrolet Chevette | 1986 |
| Chevrolet G15 | 1986 |
| Chevrolet G25 | 1986 |
| Chevrolet G35 | 1986 |
| Chevrolet K15 | 1986 |
| Chevrolet K25 | 1986 |
| Chevrolet K35 | 1986 |
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 1986 |
| Chevrolet P25 | 1986 |
| Chevrolet P35 | 1986 |
| Chevrolet S15 | 1986 |
| Chevrolet T15 | 1986 |
| GMC C15 | 1986 |
| GMC C25 | 1986 |
| GMC C35 | 1986 |
| GMC G15 | 1986 |
| GMC G25 | 1986 |
| GMC G35 | 1986 |
| GMC K15 | 1986 |
| GMC K25 | 1986 |
| GMC K35 | 1986 |
| GMC P25 | 1986 |
| GMC P35(LIGHT) | 1986 |
| GMC S15 | 1986 |
| GMC T15 | 1986 |
| Pontiac 2000 | 1986 |
| Pontiac 6000 | 1986 |
| Pontiac Grand Prix | 1986 |
| Pontiac Parisienne | 1986 |
| Pontiac T1000 | 1986 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buick Electra | 1986 | 12 | 3 |
| Buick Estate | 1986 | 3 | 3 |
| Buick LeSabre | 1986 | 16 | 2 |
| Cadillac Cimarron | 1986 | 4 | 2 |
| Chevrolet C15 | 1986 | 5 | 1 |
| Chevrolet C25 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet C35 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet Camaro | 1986 | 32 | 4 |
| Chevrolet Cavalier | 1986 | 18 | 2 |
| Chevrolet Celebrity | 1986 | 33 | 2 |
| Chevrolet Chevette | 1986 | 3 | 3 |
| Chevrolet G15 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet G25 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet G35 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet K15 | 1986 | 1 | 1 |
| Chevrolet K25 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet K35 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 1986 | 6 | 2 |
| Chevrolet P25 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet P35 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet S15 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevrolet T15 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC C15 | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
| GMC C25 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC C35 | 1986 | 0 | 3 |
| GMC G15 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC G25 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC G35 | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
| GMC K15 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| GMC K25 | 1986 | 0 | 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 |
| 86V075000 2 Jun 1986 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 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