NHTSA safety recall

Recall 87V169000

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch — Buick · reported 26 Oct 1987 · 101 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

UNEXPECTED LOSS OF TAIL LAMP AND SIDE MARKER LAMP FUNCTION MAY OCCUR, REDUCING OTHER DRIVERS ABILITY TO SEE THE VEHICLE.

The risk

THIS COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNINGIN CONDITIONS OF POOR VISIBILITY, SEVERE WEATHER OR NIGHTTIME.

The fix

REPLACE HEADLIGHT SWITCH PANEL.

SYSTEM: HEADLIGHT SWITCH PANEL.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS WITH ELECTRONIC DIGITAL INSTRUMENT CLUSTER.

NHTSA campaign

87V169000

Filed by

General Motors Corp.

Report received

26 Oct 1987

Owners notified

4 Nov 1987

Potentially affected

101

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.

1988 Buick Skylark

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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