The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPERLY AIMING THE HEADLIGHTING SYSTEM WERE OMITTED. THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."
The risk
IF THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES ARE REPLACED, CUSTOMERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PROPERLY AIM THE HEADLIGHTS.
The remedy
OWNERS WILL BE SENT AIMING INSTRUCTIONS, AND DIRECTIONS FOR AFFIXING THESE INSERTS TO THE OWNER GUIDES. IF AN OWNER SO DESIRES, A DEALER CAN AFFIX THE INSERTS IN THEIR OWNER GUIDE FOR THEM.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Saab 900 | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saab 900 | 1994 | 44 | 8 |
| Saab 900 | 1995 | 100 | 7 |
| Saab 900 | 1996 | 48 | 3 |
| Saab 900 | 1997 | 21 | 3 |
| Saab 900 | 1998 | 24 | 3 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1998
16 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the exterior lighting; SAAB CARS USA, INC. filed 88 campaigns in all.
| 98V196002 7 Nov 1998 | DAMON CORPORATION |
| 98V097001 28 Sept 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V234000 21 Sept 1998 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 98V218000 8 Sept 1998 | POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 98V212000 8 Sept 1998 | MITSUBISHI AMERICA |
| 98V196001 25 Aug 1998 | COACHMEN RV COMPANY |
| 96V253003 17 Aug 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 96V253004 17 Aug 1998 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998