The defect
CARS WERE BUILT MISSING A WIRE BETWEEN THE DIGITAL CLUSTER AND THE DIMMER CONTROL, THEREBY FAILING TO PROVIDE AT LEAST TWO LEVELS OF LIGHTING.
The risk
VEHICLES WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 101.
The remedy
REWIRE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE DIMMER SWITCH AND THE DIGITAL CLUSTER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Oldsmobile 88 | 1990 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldsmobile 88 | 1990 | 24 | 1 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1991
7 of the 220 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1991 concerned the exterior lighting; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 91V222000 27 Dec 1991 | ROVER GROUP, LIMITED |
| 91V001000 2 Oct 1991 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 91V128000 24 Jul 1991 | GRUMMAN OLSON, INC |
| 91V041000 11 Mar 1991 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 91V014000 23 Jan 1991 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 91V019000 14 Jan 1991 | ALFA ROMEO, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1991