General Motors Corp.: Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 2, 1994 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,487. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
A SPRING IN THE HEAD LAMP PORTION OF THE HEAD PARK LAMP SWITCH CAN FAIL PREVENTING LATCHING OF THE HEAD LAMP PORTION OF THE SWITCH IN THE "ON" POSITION.
The risk
THE HEAD LAMPS WOULD NOT STAY ILLUMINATED RESULTING IN REDUCED DRIVER VISIBILITY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT HEAD/PARK LAMP SWITCH BUILD DATE CODES AND REPLACE SWITCHES WITH SUSPECT DATE CODES.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Oldsmobile 88 | 117 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 1995 Oldsmobile 98 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1994 Oldsmobile 88 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 1994 Oldsmobile 98 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 94V138000.
Full record for the 1995 Oldsmobile 88 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →