NHTSA recall campaign

87V047000

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch

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4Affected configurations shown56,783Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentExterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch
Report receivedJun 4, 1987
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

WITH THE TWILIGHT SENTINEL SYSTEM ON, THE INTERMITTENTCIRCUIT COULD CAUSE HEADLIGHT AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS TO GO OUT. SUDDENLOSS OF HEADLIGHTS COULD REDUCE DRIVER VISIBILITY AND MIGHT RESULT IN A VEHICLECRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

What fixes it

Official remedy

INSTALL A NEW PART IN ONE OF THE VEHICLES CONTROL COMPUTERS TO PREVENT THIS CONDITION FROM OCCURING.

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 87V047000

1987 CADILLAC SEVILLEOpen vehicle record →1987 CADILLAC ELDORADOOpen vehicle record →1986 CADILLAC SEVILLEOpen vehicle record →1986 CADILLAC ELDORADOOpen vehicle record →

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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