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 | |||||
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| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | ||||||||||||||||
| 97V162000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 07/01/1996 to 02/28/1997 | V (Vehicle) | 37970 | 09/22/1997 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 09/22/1997 | 09/30/1997 | 571 | 108 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. the section of the owner's handbook titled horizontal aim does not specifically instruct an owner how to adjust the headlamp horizontal aim. this does not comply with requirements of fmvss no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | A vehicle's headlamp would not be properly adjusted causing visibility problems to oncoming vehicles. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Owners are being provided with a label with the correct information on headlamp horizontal aim to be placed over the existing text in the owner's handbook. if an owner desires, their dealer can place the sticker in the owner's handbook for them. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began during september 1997. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact saturn at 1-800-553-6000 (prompt 3). also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||