Recall Detail

BUICK / REGAL / 1998

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 8045 Vehicale/Equipment Name: BUICK
Recalled Component Id: 000009874000202907000000217 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: REGAL Model Year: 1998
NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V356000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS Manufacturer That Filed Report: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Start date of Manufacturing: Apr, 01 1997 End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 31 1998
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 411880
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jul, 20 2000 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Motors, LLC Report Received Date: Dec, 17 1999
Record Creation date : Jan, 10 2000 Federal Motar Safety Number: 108
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. these vehicles do not conform to the requirements of fmvss no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." the vertical head lamp adjusting device may not be calibrated properly. Consequence Summary: Driver visibility may be impaired increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Summary : Owners will be provided with an owner's manual insert containing instructions for optically aiming the headlamps. Recall Notes: Owner notification began july 20, 2000. 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 buick at 1-800-521-7300. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
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