NHTSA recall campaign

85V149000

Exterior Lighting

Check my VIN
1Affected configurations shown4,036Potential units affectedLatest completion context
ComponentExterior Lighting
Report receivedJun 11, 1986
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

INCORRECT TAIL LAMP LENS WERE INSTALLED, LENS DO NOT CONFORM TO FMVSS 108, LAMP REFLECTIVE DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IN TIMES OF REDUCED VISIBILITY, AN APPROACHING VEHICLE MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THIS VEHICLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

What fixes it

Official remedy

CORRECT TAIL LAMP LENS WILL BE INSTALLED.

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 85V149000

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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