NHTSA recall campaign

87V197000

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash

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2Affected configurations shown203Potential units affectedLatest completion context
ComponentElectrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Report receivedMay 12, 1989
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THIS OVERLOAD CONDITION COULD CAUSE LOSS OF HEADLIGHTSWHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS WOULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD RESULT IN AVEHICLE CRASH.

What fixes it

Official remedy

INSTALLATION OF AN ADDITIONAL 20 AMP BREAKER AND ROUTE HEADLAMP CIRCUIT ONLY THROUGH THAT BREAKER.

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 87V197000

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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