Cadillac Eldorado, Seville (1986-1987): Exterior lighting
Recall 87V047000 · Apr 6, 1987 · General Motors Corp.
56,783
vehicles affected
56,783
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 87V047000
- Date
- Apr 6, 1987
- Maker
- General Motors Corp.
- Units affected
- 56,783
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Exterior lighting > Headlights > Switch
- Model years
- 1986-1987
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
THE TWILIGHT SENTINEL POTENTIOMETER (THUMBWHEEL CONTROL) MIGHT HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH ELECTRICAL CONTACTS WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT.
What can happen
WITH THE TWILIGHT SENTINEL SYSTEM ON, THE INTERMITTENTCIRCUIT COULD CAUSE HEADLIGHT AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS TO GO OUT. SUDDENLOSS OF HEADLIGHTS COULD REDUCE DRIVER VISIBILITY AND MIGHT RESULT IN A VEHICLECRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
INSTALL A NEW PART IN ONE OF THE VEHICLES CONTROL COMPUTERS TO PREVENT THIS CONDITION FROM OCCURING.
Vehicles covered
2 models, 4 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 87V047000?
2 models: Cadillac Eldorado (1986-1987), Cadillac Seville (1986-1987), about 56,783 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 87V047000?
INSTALL A NEW PART IN ONE OF THE VEHICLES CONTROL COMPUTERS TO PREVENT THIS CONDITION FROM OCCURING.
What can happen?
WITH THE TWILIGHT SENTINEL SYSTEM ON, THE INTERMITTENTCIRCUIT COULD CAUSE HEADLIGHT AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS TO GO OUT. SUDDENLOSS OF HEADLIGHTS COULD REDUCE DRIVER VISIBILITY AND MIGHT RESULT IN A VEHICLECRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
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.