LeSabre V6-181 3.0L (1986)
Headlamp Switch: All Technical Service Bulletins
Recall - Defective Push-Pull Headlamp Switch
SUBJECT:
HDLT SW REPL W/O TWILIGHT SENT.- POTENTIAL FAILURE
MODELS AFFECTED: 1986 LESABRE ESTATE WAGONS AND ELECTRA ESTATE WAGONS WITHOUT TWILIGHT SENTINEL
HEADLAMP CONTROL OPTION
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, as amended, provides that each vehicle which is subject to a recall campaign of this type, must be
adequately repaired within a reasonable time after the owner has tendered it for repair. A failure to adequately repair within sixty (60) days after tender
of a vehicle is prima facie evidence of failure to repair within a reasonable time. If the condition is not adequately repaired within a reasonable time, the
owner may be entitled to an identical or reasonably equivalent vehicle at no charge or to a refund of the purchase price, less a reasonable allowance for
depreciation.
To avoid having to provide these burdensome solutions, every effort must be made to promptly schedule an appointment with each owner and to repair
their vehicle as soon as possible. As you will see in reading the attached copy of the letter which is being sent to owners, the owners are being instructed
to contact the Buick Home Office if their dealer does not remedy the condition within five (5) days of the agreed service date. If the condition is not
remedied within a reasonable time, the owners are instructed on how to contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
CONDITION
General Motors has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in some 1986 LeSabre Estate Wagons, and Electra Estate
Wagons. The push-pull headlight switch might have been manufactured with electrical contacts which could potentially result in an intermittent headlight
circuit. An intermittent circuit could cause the headlights to flicker or suddenly go out. Sudden loss of the headlights under severe weather or nighttime
driving conditions could reduce driver visibility, which might result in a vehicle crash without prior warning.
Model Year
1986
Bulletin No.
86-C-9
File Group
8
Number
26
Date
0ct., '86
