NHTSA campaign 94V229000
Buick Recall 94V-229: Exterior Lighting
NHTSA recall 94V229000 was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on November 21, 1994, with 1,022 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Buick Regal for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on November 30, 1994, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 94V229000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 94V229000 (also written 94V-229 or 94V229)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,022 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Exterior Lighting
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 108
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 94V229000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Buick
Buick Regal
- 1995 · Vehicles built September 1, 1994 – September 1, 1994 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 94V229000.
Defect description
THE VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH AN INCORRECT FRONT PARK/TURN SIGNAL BULB WHICH DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT CANDLE POWER. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."
Safety consequence
CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: OPERATORS COULD FAIL TO NOTICE AND HEED THE WARNING LABELS. REDUCES CANDLE POWER ON THE PARK/TURN LIGHTS DECREASES THE LIKLIHOOD OF VEHICLE OPERATOR'S INTENT BEING SEEN BY OTHER MOTORISTS.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE INCORRECT BULB WITH THE CORRECT BULB.
Notes
SYSTEM: LIGHTING; LAMP OR SOCKET; PARK LIGHTS; FMVSS 108.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.NOTE: IF THE VEHICLE IS PRESENTED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND THE REMEDY IS NOT PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME, PLEASE CONTACT BUICK AT 1-800-521-7300. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 94V229000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.