The defect
INSTALLATION OF TWO OPTIONAL REAR SIDE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS INCREASED THE BULB LOAD ON THE COMBINATION TURN/HAZARD FLASHER FROM 8 TO 10 BULBS, WHEN OPERATED IN THE HAZARD MODE.
The risk
FLASHER DID NOT MEET THE HAZARD FLASHER PERFORMANCE TESTREQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN FMVSS 108.
The remedy
INSTALL A COMBINATION TURN/HAZARD FLASHER THAT COMPLIES WITH THIS STANDARD.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Grumman 870 | 1982, 1983 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grumman 870 | 1982 | 0 | 2 |
| Grumman 870 | 1983 | 0 | 4 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1988
10 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the exterior lighting; GRUMMAN OHIO CORP. filed 3 campaigns in all.
| 88V192000 13 Dec 1988 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 88V190000 12 Dec 1988 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 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. |
| 88V004000 13 Jan 1988 | GRUMMAN OLSON, INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988