Buick Skyhawk (1986): Exterior lighting
Recall 85V149000 · Nov 18, 1985 · General Motors Corp.
4,036
vehicles affected
4,036
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 85V149000
- Date
- Nov 18, 1985
- Maker
- General Motors Corp.
- Units affected
- 4,036
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Exterior lighting
- Model years
- 1986
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
INCORRECT TAIL LAMP LENS WERE INSTALLED, LENS DO NOT CONFORM TO FMVSS 108, LAMP REFLECTIVE DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IN TIMES OF REDUCED VISIBILITY, AN APPROACHING VEHICLE MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THIS VEHICLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
CORRECT TAIL LAMP LENS WILL BE INSTALLED.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 1 model year in all
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 85V149000?
1 model: Buick Skyhawk (1986), about 4,036 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 85V149000?
CORRECT TAIL LAMP LENS WILL BE INSTALLED.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.