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NHTSA recall 98E001000 · Equipment

Exterior lighting › Headlights › High/low beam dimmer switch

Reported Jan 26, 199873,000 vehicles affectedWELLS MFG. CORP.Built Aug 19, 1997 – Jan 12, 1998

The defect

Equipment description: headlight beam control dimmer switches. the dimmer switch can fail prematurely during actuation.

The risk

It IS possible that the headlights will stay in the low or high beam state or fail to stay lit. it IS also possible for an electrical short to develop inside the switch and damage the instrument panel wiring harness.

The remedy

Owners should return the headlight dimmer switch to the distributor from whom they were purchased and exchange them for another switch free of charge.

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Vehicles in this recall

Notes

Owner notification began january 29, 1998.owners who take the switch to their distributor and are unable to obtain a replacement switch should contact wells manufacturing at 1-800-558-9770.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).