NHTSA Record Id: 21477 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: PONTIAC |
Recalled Component Id: 000006560000012415000000211 |
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Model Name: GRAND PRIX |
Model Year: 1991 |
NHTSA Campaign Number: 92V182000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: |
Component Name: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 01 1991 |
End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1991 |
Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 6013 |
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Feb, 19 1993 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Motors, LLC |
Report Received Date: Dec, 15 1992 |
Record Creation date : Dec, 30 1992 |
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Defect Summary : The fog lamps, low beam headlamps, and high beam headlamps can be operated simultaneously. this can cause the headlamp circuit breaker to overload and trip, resulting in loss of headlamps (low and high beam) and fog lights. |
Consequence Summary: Loss of headlamps without prior warning reduces drivervisibility in inclement weather conditions or at night, and could result in avehicle accident. in addition, the use of more than four (4) white lights on avehicle at the same time violates the law in some states. |
Corrective Summary : Install new fog lamp relays, new circuit breakers and new circuit breaker terminals. also, modify the lighting circuit to prevent the fog lamps and high beam lamps from operating simultaneously. |
Recall Notes: System: lighting; headlamps.vehicle description: passenger cars, coupes only. |
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