The defect
RETROFIT LIGHT SOCKETS FOR REAR STOP, TURN, TAIL AND BACKUP LIGHT ASSEMBLIES WOULD CAUSE THE BUSES TO BE IN NON-COMPLIANCE WITH FMVSS 108.
The risk
THESE BUSES WOULD NOT MEET THE PHOTOMETRIC REQUIREMENTSOF FMVSS 108, AND MAY NOT HAVE THE DESIRED EFFECT FOR MOTORISTS FOLLOWING THESEBUSES AND COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
INSTALL NEW LIGHT SOCKETS AND NEW REAR LIGHT HOUSINGS ON BUSES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Flxible Metro | 1988 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
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 | 1988 | 0 | 6 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1990
6 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the exterior lighting; FLXIBLE CORPORATION filed 25 campaigns in all.
| 90V185000 16 Oct 1990 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 90V183000 16 Oct 1990 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 90V154000 5 Sept 1990 | CLASSIC INTERNATIONAL |
| 90V084000 4 May 1990 | EMPIRE COACH COMPANY |
| 90V024000 8 Feb 1990 | JAGUAR ROVER TRIUMPH INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990