NHTSA safety recall

Recall 80V062000

Exterior Lighting › Tail Lights — Fruehauf · reported 16 May 1980 · 3,400 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

THE LEFT-HAND COMBINATION REAR LIGHT MODULE (STOP AND TAIL LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL) MAY BE SUBJECT TO FRACTURE ADJACENT TO ITS MOUNTING HOLES.

The fix

DEALER WILL REPLACE LIGHT MODULE WITH AN IMPROVED VERSION AND WILL INSTALL A BRACE FOR ADDED SECURITY, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAILERS.SYSTEM: LIGHTING AND COMMUNICATIONS; REAR LIGHT MODULE.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: THE ENTIRE MODULE COULD FALL OFF. OPERATING THE VEHICLEWITH MISSING REAR LIGHTS WOULD POSE A SAFETY HAZARD AND COULD RESULT IN ANACCIDENT.

NHTSA campaign
80V062000
Filed by
Fruehauf Corporation
Report received
16 May 1980
Owners notified
1 Jul 1980
Potentially affected
3,400

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1980 Fruehauf Fruehauf

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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