Recall 98V102000: Owners Manual Update
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 98V102000Component: LIGHTING:LAMP OR SOCKET: HEAD LIGHTS
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Year: 1998
Make: BUICK
Model: CENTURY, REGAL
Year of Recall: '98
Type of Report: Vehicle
Potential Number of Units Affected: 149342
Summary:
Vehicle Description: Passenger vehicles. The owner manuals do not
contain the requirement information pertaining to the vehicle
headlamp aiming device. This does not comply with requirements of
FMVSS No. 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
If the headlamp assemblies are replaced, customers may not be able
to properly aim the headlights.
Owners will be mailed an owner manual's insert which contains the
appropriate information.
Owner notification is expected to begin during June 1998. Owners
who do not receive the insert and installation instructions within
a reasonable time should contact Buick at 1-800-521-7300 or Oldsmobile
at 1-800-442-6537. Also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Auto Safety Hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT
1-888-327-4236).