The defect
THE HEADLAMP CIRCUIT BREAKER MAY OVERHEAT AT LOW BEAM CAUSING AN INTERMITTENT HEADLAMP CIRCUIT.
The risk
HEADLAMP AND FOGLAMPS WOULD GO OUT SUDDENLY REDUCINGDRIVER VISIBILITY, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
REVISE FOGLAMP CIRCUIT TO PREVENT OVERHEATING OF HEADLAMP CIRCUIT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Pontiac Bonneville | 1987 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pontiac Bonneville | 1987 | 19 | 3 |
Other electrical system recalls in 1987
14 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the electrical system; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 87V197000 29 Dec 1987 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| 87V177000 17 Nov 1987 | AUSTIN ROVER CARS NA, INC |
| 87V164000 22 Oct 1987 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 87V156000 1 Oct 1987 | WINNEBAGO IND., INC. |
| 87V135000 1 Sept 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V104000 13 Jul 1987 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. |
| 87V099000 7 Jul 1987 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 87V087000 9 Jun 1987 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987