The defect
UNDER EXTENDED HEADLAMP USAGE, CIRCUITRY IN THE HEADLAMP SWITCH PANEL MIGHT EXPERIENCE INCREASED RESISTANCE AND EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILDUP.
The risk
HEADLIGHTS WOULD CYCLE ON AND OFF. SUDDEN LOSS OFHEADLIGHTS UNDER SEVERE WEATHER OR NIGHTIMER DRIVING CONDITIONS COULD RESULTIN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
REPLACE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WITH MODIFIED SWITCH.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Regal | 1985, 1986 |
| Buick Skylark | 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 Regal | 1985 | 9 | 8 |
| Buick Regal | 1986 | 12 | 4 |
| Buick Skylark | 1986 | 8 | 1 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1988
10 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the exterior lighting; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 88V192000 13 Dec 1988 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 88V190000 12 Dec 1988 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 88V156000 4 Oct 1988 | GRUMMAN OHIO CORP. |
| 88V139000 22 Aug 1988 | CX AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION |
| 88V081000 16 May 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V079000 11 May 1988 | FLXIBLE CORPORATION |
| 88V070000 26 Apr 1988 | ALFA ROMEO, INCORPORATED |
| 88V040000 24 Mar 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988