General Motors Corp.: Exterior Lighting
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 8, 1995 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 83,247. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
INCORRECT CLEAR FRONT SIDE MARKER BULBS WERE INSTALLED RATHER THAN AMBER BULBS. THIS DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."
The risk
CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: DURING ILLUMINATION, THE BULBS WILL SHOW CLEAR RATHER THAN AMBER AND COULD MOMENTARILY CONFUSE OTHER DRIVERS.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CLEAR BULBS WITH THE CORRECT AMBER BULBS.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Buick Regal | 173 | 8 | 4 | 16 |
| 1994 Buick Regal | 110 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 1993 Buick Regal | 85 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 1992 Buick Regal | 144 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 1991 Buick Regal | 200 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
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 95V152000.
Full record for the 1995 Buick Regal → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →