The defect
AN INCORRECT TRANSISTOR MAY CAUSE AUTOLAMP SYSTEM LIGHT SENSOR MODULE MALFUNCTION.
The risk
HEADLAMPS COULD TURN OFF WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN ORREMAIN ON AFTER VEHICLE IS PARKED. LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHTCOULD BE HAZARDOUS TO THE DRIVER AND OTHER TRAFIFIC.
The remedy
REPLACE LIGHT SENSOR MODULES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Taurus | 1990 |
| Mercury Sable | 1990 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Taurus | 1990 | 381 | 6 |
| Mercury Sable | 1990 | 166 | 5 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1989
7 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the exterior lighting; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 89V212000 4 Dec 1989 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 89V066000 1 May 1989 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 89V063000 14 Apr 1989 | TRANSPORTATION MFG. CORP. |
| 89V064000 13 Apr 1989 | MOTOR COACH IND., INC. |
| 89V045000 27 Mar 1989 | ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC. |
| 89V046000 23 Mar 1989 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989