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NHTSA recall 99V275000

Exterior lighting › Headlights › Switch

Ford Thunderbird and 1 more

Reported Oct 12, 1999164,731 vehicles affectedFORD MOTOR COMPANYMaker’s number 99S30Built Jun 19, 1991 – Sep 9, 1993

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with fog lights, in which the headlights may go out for various intervals and which may be preceded by flickering or blinking as a result of the circuit breaker opening.

The risk

Driver's could experience a loss of visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.

The remedy

Dealers will install a headlight switch which incorporates a circuit breaker of revised design, and install a wiring harness connector, if needed.

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Vehicles in this recall

Ford Thunderbird
19921993
Mercury Cougar
19921993

Notes

Ford recall no. 99S30.owner notification began november 15, 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 ford at 1-800-392-3673.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).