The defect
HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER MAY FAIL WHEN ALL FOUR HEADLIGHTS ARE ON BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE AMPERAGE DRAW.
The risk
HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES CREATING THEPOTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
INSTALL 20 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKERS IN PLACE OF THE 15 AMP BREAKERS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Executive | 1987 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Executive | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1987
10 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the exterior lighting; EXECUTIVE IND., INC. filed 12 campaigns in all.
| 87V195000 29 Dec 1987 | VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP. |
| 87V169000 26 Oct 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V118000 3 Aug 1987 | GRUMMAN ALLIED IND., INC. |
| 87V119000 3 Aug 1987 | NAVISTAR INTL CORP. |
| 87V115000 28 Jul 1987 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 87V105000 15 Jul 1987 | JAGUAR CARS |
| 87V089000 10 Jun 1987 | GRUMMAN OHIO CORP. |
| 87V067000 13 May 1987 | FLXIBLE CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987