The defect
REFLECTOR PORTION OF FRONT TURN SIGNAL LENS ASSEMBLY DOES NOT MEET PHOTOMETRIC REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 108.
The risk
IMPROPERLY REFLECTED LIGHT COULD CONCEIVABLY RESULT INANOTHER VEHICLE OPERATOR FAILING TO SEE TURN SIGNAL, WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ANACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT TURN SIGNAL LENS WITH COMPLIANT MATERIAL.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| International Harvester 8300 | 1987 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Harvester 8300 | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1987
10 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the exterior lighting; NAVISTAR INTL CORP. filed 163 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. |
| 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 |
| 87V055000 15 Apr 1987 | EXECUTIVE IND., INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987