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NHTSA recall 98V027000

Interior lighting

Buick Skylark and 5 more

Reported Feb 17, 1998249,420 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Built Apr 1, 1995 – Oct 31, 1995

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. these vehicles were built with the potential for the interior lamps to come on unexpectedly while the vehicles are being driven. this does not meet the requirements of fmvss no. 101, "controls and displays."

The risk

The interior lamps coming on unexpectedly could startle a driver causing a momentary loss of control increasing the risk of a vehicle accident.

The remedy

Dealers will run a diagnostic test on the lamp control module and, if necessary, replace it.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicles in this recall

Buick Skylark
1996
Chevrolet Beretta
1996
Chevrolet Cavalier
1996
Oldsmobile Achieva
1996
Pontiac Grand Am
1996
Pontiac Sunfire
1996

Notes

Owner notification IS expected to begin during february 1998.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 chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020, buick at 1-800-521-7300,pontiac at 1-800-762-2737, or oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).