NHTSA recall campaign

81V153000

Exterior Lighting

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20Affected configurations shown209Potential units affectedLatest completion context
ComponentExterior Lighting
Report receivedMay 12, 1983
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THE RIGHT HAND CLEARANCE LAMP IS OBSCURED, FROM CERTAIN ANGLES OF VISION, BY THE IN-LINE PRECLEANER AIR CLEANER CAP. THE INVOLVED VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT".

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALER WILL REPLACE THE AIR CLEANER WITH ONE OF ACCEPTABLE HEIGHT.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 81V153000

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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