NHTSA recall campaign

86V164000

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch

Check my VIN
1Affected configurations shown1,958Potential units affectedLatest completion context
ComponentExterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch
Report receivedMar 12, 1987
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

PART OF PUSHBUTTON ATTACHMENT OF HEADLIGHT SWITCH MAY FRACTURE. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: PUSH BUTTON WOULD NOT LATCH IN ON POSITION RESULTING IN INABILITY TO TURN ON HEADLIGHTS, REDUCED DRIVER VISIBILITY, AND THE POTENTIAL FOR A CRASH.

What fixes it

Official remedy

INSTALL NEW HEADLIGHT SWITCH.

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 86V164000

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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