NHTSA Campaign 99V355000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NHTSA campaign 99V355000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: headlights. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 99V355000 with NHTSA on December 17, 1999; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 99V355000, NHTSA lists up to 35,725 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 1, 1998 and June 30, 1999.
The 99V355000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 99V355000 were scheduled from September 14, 2000, 272 days after the report.
99V355000 covers 1 model from Buick, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 99V355000 ranks 103 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 99V355000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 18 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 99V355000 was 99V199000, reported on July 26, 1999.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THE HEAD LAMP ADJUSTMENT DEVICE HORIZONTAL ADJUSTER MAY NOT MOVE THE HEAD LAMP REFLECTOR WHEN THE SHAFT IS ROTATED IN A NORMAL MANNER DURING AIMING.
- The risk
- DRIVER VISIBILITY MAY BE IMPAIRED INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- AN INSERT CONTAINING INSTRUCTIONS FOR OPTICALLY AIMING THE HEADLAMPS WILL BE PROVIDED TO OWNERS FOR THE OWNER'S MANUAL. OWNERS SHOULD FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE IN THE INSERT FOR HEADLAMP AIM ADJUSTMENT, RATHER THAN USING THE HORIZONTAL VHAD INDICATOR.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 99062. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 14, 2000. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE INSERT AND INSTRUCTIONS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT BUICK AT 1-800-521-7300.
Reported December 17, 1999
Vehicles covered by 99V355000 (1)
Buick (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 99V355000, 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: December 17, 1999. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted