NHTSA recall campaign

90V185000

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch

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7Affected configurations shown476,422Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentExterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch
Report receivedApr 10, 1991
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

A TRAILING VEHICLE MAY NOT RECOGNIZE A BRAKING ACTIONIN TIME TO RESPOND APPROPRIATELY. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL WILL REENGAGE UPONRELEASE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND RESUME THE SET SPEED. IN EITHER CASE, IT COULDRESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

What fixes it

Official remedy

INSTALL AN IMPROVED DESIGN STOPLAMP 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 90V185000

1990 BUICK REGALOpen vehicle record →1990 CHEVROLET LUMINAOpen vehicle record →1990 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASSOpen vehicle record →1990 PONTIAC GRAND PRIXOpen vehicle record →1989 BUICK REGALOpen vehicle record →1989 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASSOpen vehicle record →1989 PONTIAC GRAND PRIXOpen 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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