The defect
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATION INTENSITY CONTROL AND THE HEATER/AIR-CONDITIONER WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING CONTROLS CANNOT BE SEEN OR OPERATED FROM THE DRIVER POSITION.
The risk
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 101,"CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS". THE DRIVER CANNOT SEE OR OPERATE THE INSTRUMENT PANELILLUMINATION INTENSITY CONTROL OR THE HEATER/AIR-CONDITIONER WINDSHIELDDEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING CONTROLS, CAUSING REDUCED DRIVER VISIBILITY IN HIGHHUMIDITY CONDITIONS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A POSSIBLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
VOLVO GM WILL RELOCATE THE CONTROLS TO THE RIGHT-HAND INSTRUMENT PANEL IN THE SPACE CURRENTLY OCCUPIED BY THE CB RADIO POWER STUDS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| White GMC WX64 | 1991, 1992 |
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| White GMC WX64 | 1991 | 0 | 1 |
| White GMC WX64 | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
Other unknown or other recalls in 1992
5 of the 185 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1992 concerned the unknown or other; VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP filed 52 campaigns in all.
| 92V159000 3 Nov 1992 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 92V107000 21 Jul 1992 | WINNEBAGO IND., INC. |
| 92V023000 19 Feb 1992 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 92V010000 22 Jan 1992 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1992