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NHTSA recall 99V218000

Interior lighting

Chevrolet Cavalier and 1 more

Reported Aug 11, 19996,584 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Maker’s number 99047Built May 1, 1999 – Aug 31, 1999

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. these vehicles do not comply with requirements of fmvss no. 101, "control location, identification, and illumination." the instrument panel backlighting may not function after adjusting the interior light intensity.

The risk

If the instrument panel IS not lit at night, the driver may not be able to see the controls and displays.

The remedy

Dealers will test the body control module, and if necessary, replace it.

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Vehicles in this recall

Chevrolet Cavalier
1999
Pontiac Sunfire
1999

Notes

Owner notification began september 2, 1999. 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 or pontiac at 1-800-762-2737.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).