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NHTSA recall 79V234000

Exterior lighting › Turn signal › Flasher unit

Buick Skylark

Reported Oct 23, 1979236 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Built Jan 1, 1979 – May 1, 1979

The defect

The turn signal flasher unit installed on the involved vehicles fails to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices and associated equipment". This incorrect unit causes the flash rate to be too fast or renders inoperative the feature which causes the turn signal indicator light(s) in the instrument panel to remain lit if one of one or more of the turn signal lights has failed.

The remedy

Dealer will install the correct flasher unit without charge to owner.

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Vehicles in this recall

Buick Skylark
1980

Notes

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: lighting and communications; flasher, turn signals.consequences of defect: inoperative or malfunctioning turn signal creates anunsafe condition that could lead to a vehicle accident.