The defect
INCORRECT TURN SIGNAL FLASHER INHIBITS INDICATION OF SIGNAL LAMP OUTAGE.
The risk
INOPERATIVE TURN SIGNAL LAMPS WOULD NOT INFORM DRIVERTHAT A LAMP WAS OUT, OR WARN OTHER DRIVERS OF INTENT TO TURN, CREATING A RISKOF ACCIDENT; VEHICLE DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 108.
The remedy
REPLACE TURN SIGNAL FLASHER WITH PROPER FLASHER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Dodge Caravan | 1991 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge Caravan | 1991 | 617 | 9 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1991
7 of the 220 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1991 concerned the exterior lighting; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 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 |
| 91V034000 1 Mar 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V014000 23 Jan 1991 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 91V019000 14 Jan 1991 | ALFA ROMEO, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1991