| NHTSA Record Id: 17126 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: OLDSMOBILE |
| Recalled Component Id: 000007169000202723000000217 |
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| Model Name: 98 |
Model Year: 1995 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 94V190000 |
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| Component Name: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jun, 01 1994 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jul, 01 1994 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 1997 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Oct, 20 1994 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Motors, LLC |
Report Received Date: Oct, 04 1994 |
| Record Creation date : Oct, 18 1994 |
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| Defect Summary : These vehicles were assembled with lighting control modules which can experience excessive current leakage due to damaged surface mounting capacitors. this can cause loss of head lamps and parking lamps. |
Consequence Summary: Sudden loss of headlamps can cause reduced driver visibility which can result in a vehicle accident. also, the head lamps cannot be turned off, or they may turn on while the vehicle is parked, resulting in loss of battery charge and inability to restart the car. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the headlamp module. |
Recall Notes: System: lighting; head lights.vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with twilight sentinel lights.note: if your vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and the remedy is not provided free of charge within a reasonable time or the remedy does not correct the defect, please contact 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 1-800-424-9393. |
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