NHTSA Campaign 12V093000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NHTSA campaign 12V093000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the exterior lighting. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS LLC filed the report for 12V093000 with NHTSA on March 7, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V093000, NHTSA lists up to 3,633 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 22, 2011 and February 22, 2012.
Owner notification letters for 12V093000 were scheduled from March 29, 2012, 22 days after the report.
12V093000 covers 1 model from Buick, model years 2012.
Owners of the model years 12V093000 covers have filed at least 33 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V093000 ranks 21 of 24 GENERAL MOTORS LLC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GENERAL MOTORS (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 BUICK REGAL VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 22, 2011, THROUGH FEBRUARY 22, 2012 FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108 LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. DUE TO A SOFTWARE ERROR, THE PARKING LAMPS DO NOT ACTIVATE WHEN EITHER THE PARKING LAMPS OR HEADLAMPS ARE TURNED ON.
- The risk
- INADEQUATE LIGHTING COULD REDUCE THE VISIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A CRASH.
- The fix
- GENERAL MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE BODY CONTROL MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 29, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GM AT 1-800-521-7300.
- Notes
- GENERAL MOTORS RECALL NO. 12048.
Reported March 7, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V093000 (1)
Buick (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V093000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: March 7, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted