Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | ||||||||||||||||
| 94V190000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 06/01/1994 to 07/01/1994 | V (Vehicle) | 1997 | 10/20/1994 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 10/04/1994 | 10/18/1994 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | These vehicles were assembled with lighting control modules which can experience excessive current leakage due to damaged surface mounting capacitors. this can cause loss of head lamps and parking lamps. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Sudden loss of headlamps can cause reduced driver visibility which can result in a vehicle accident. also, the head lamps cannot be turned off, or they may turn on while the vehicle is parked, resulting in loss of battery charge and inability to restart the car. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the headlamp module. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: lighting; head lights.vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with twilight sentinel lights.note: if your vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and the remedy is not provided free of charge within a reasonable time or the remedy does not correct the defect, please contact pontiac at 1-800-762-2737, or oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537. also, contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS - SWITCH | ||||||||||||||||
| 94V138000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 06/01/1994 to 06/01/1994 | V (Vehicle) | 1487 | 07/27/1994 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 08/02/1994 | 08/17/1994 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | A spring in the head lamp portion of the head park lamp switch can fail preventing latching of the head lamp portion of the switch in the on position. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The head lamps would not stay illuminated resulting in reduced driver visibility. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect head/park lamp switch build date codes and replace switches with suspect date codes. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: lighting, switch, button; ring; headlights.vehicle description: passenger cars.note: if your vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and the remedy is not provided within a reasonable time free of charge or the remedy does not correct the defect, please contact oldsmobile service center at 1-800-442-6537. also, contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||||
| 488104 | 12/01/1994 | 37948 | Headlamps will not turn off on vehicles with twilight sentinel daytime running lamps. *tw | 02/09/1995 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||
| 12/17/1996 | 1 | 09/30/1994 | |
| Head light switch and head light failed prior to the recall(94v-138 and 94v-190). yh | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS - SWITCH | |||
| 2 | |||
| Headlight switch failed causing poor visibility while driving at night, consumer never notified of head light switch recall 94v-138. nm | |||
| 11/30/1999 | 1 | 09/30/1994 | |
| Head lights failed after recall work. yh | |||
| 12/17/1996 | 1 | 09/30/1994 | |
| Head light switch and head light failed prior to the recall(94v-138 and 94v-190). yh | |||