NHTSA recall campaign

98V027000

Interior Lighting

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6Affected configurations shown249,420Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentInterior Lighting
Report receivedMay 2, 1999
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THE INTERIOR LAMPS COMING ON UNEXPECTEDLY COULD STARTLE A DRIVER CAUSING A MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE LAMP CONTROL MODULE AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE IT.

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 98V027000

1996 BUICK SKYLARKOpen vehicle record →1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIEROpen vehicle record →1996 CHEVROLET BERETTAOpen vehicle record →1996 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVAOpen vehicle record →1996 PONTIAC GRAND AMOpen vehicle record →1996 PONTIAC SUNFIREOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

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