The defect
A SPRING IN THE HEAD LAMP PORTION OF THE HEAD PARK LAMP SWITCH CAN FAIL PREVENTING LATCHING OF THE HEAD LAMP PORTION OF THE SWITCH IN THE "ON" POSITION.
The risk
THE HEAD LAMPS WOULD NOT STAY ILLUMINATED RESULTING IN REDUCED DRIVER VISIBILITY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT HEAD/PARK LAMP SWITCH BUILD DATE CODES AND REPLACE SWITCHES WITH SUSPECT DATE CODES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Oldsmobile 88 | 1994, 1995 |
| Oldsmobile 98 | 1994, 1995 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldsmobile 88 | 1994 | 63 | 1 |
| Oldsmobile 88 | 1995 | 117 | 1 |
| Oldsmobile 98 | 1994 | 16 | 1 |
| Oldsmobile 98 | 1995 | 30 | 2 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1994
8 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the exterior lighting; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 94V245000 14 Dec 1994 | CHANCE COACH, INC. |
| 94V229000 21 Nov 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V200000 13 Oct 1994 | COBRA INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 94V190000 4 Oct 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V108000 9 Jun 1994 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 94V084000 2 May 1994 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 94V048000 11 Mar 1994 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994