The defect
DUE TO INCREASED BULB LOAD ON THE FLASHER, WHEN OPERATED IN HAZARD MODE, FLASHER DID NOT MEET PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 108.
The risk
BUSES DO NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 108.
The remedy
INSTALL A COMBINATION TURN HAZARD FLASHER THAT COMPLIES WITH STANDARD.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Flxible Metro | 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flxible Metro | 1984 | 0 | 7 |
| Flxible Metro | 1985 | 0 | 8 |
| Flxible Metro | 1986 | 0 | 8 |
| Flxible Metro | 1987 | 0 | 6 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1988
10 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the exterior lighting; FLXIBLE CORPORATION filed 25 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. |
| 88V070000 26 Apr 1988 | ALFA ROMEO, INCORPORATED |
| 88V040000 24 Mar 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V004000 13 Jan 1988 | GRUMMAN OLSON, INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988