NHTSA recall campaign

96V250000

Exterior Lighting › Hazard Flashing Warning Lights

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6Affected configurations shown270,014Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentExterior Lighting › Hazard Flashing Warning Lights
Report receivedMay 12, 1997
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

IF THESE LAMPS WERE NOT FLASHING, OTHER VEHICLES WOULD NOT BE AWARE THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS STOPPED INCREASING THE RISK OF AN ACCIDENT.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS OR VEHICLE OWNERS WILL INSPECT FOR PROPER FUNCTION OF THE HAZARD WARNING LAMPS. IF NECESSARY, DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HAZARD LAMP 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 96V250000

1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIEROpen vehicle record →1996 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVAOpen vehicle record →1996 PONTIAC GRAND AMOpen vehicle record →1996 PONTIAC SUNFIREOpen vehicle record →1995 CHEVROLET CAVALIEROpen vehicle record →1995 PONTIAC SUNFIREOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

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