The defect
THE STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY HAVE A LOOSE ELECTRICAL CONTACT. THE LOOSE CONTACT CAN OVERHEAT AND MELT THE SURROUNDING PLASTIC CAUSING THE CONTACT TO STICK OPEN.
The risk
AN OPEN CONTACT WOULD RENDER THE BRAKE LIGHTS INOPERATIVEWHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH CONTROL ANDCRUISE CONTROL CONTACTS WOULD REMAIN CLOSED. THIS CONDITION WOULD RESULT INCRUISE RESUME UPON BRAKE PEDAL RELEASE IF THE CRUISE CONTROL IS IN THE ONPOSITION. EITHER AN UNEXPECTED CRUISE RESUME OR INOPERATIVE BRAKE LIGHTS COULDRESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
THE ROTARY SOPLAMP SWITCH WILL BE REPLACED ON ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Regal | 1988 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS: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 | 1988 | 123 | 10 |
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 |
| 88V004000 13 Jan 1988 | GRUMMAN OLSON, INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988