General Motors Corp.: Exterior Lighting › Hazard Flashing Warning Lights
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 17, 1996 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 270,014. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE FRONT AND/OR REAR HAZARD WARNING LAMPS (FOUR-WAY FLASHERS) DO NOT FLASH WHEN THE HAZARD SWITCH IS ACTIVATED. THIS FAILS TO COMPLY WITH FMVSS NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."
The risk
IF THESE LAMPS WERE NOT FLASHING, OTHER VEHICLES WOULD NOT BE AWARE THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS STOPPED INCREASING THE RISK OF AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS OR VEHICLE OWNERS WILL INSPECT FOR PROPER FUNCTION OF THE HAZARD WARNING LAMPS. IF NECESSARY, DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HAZARD LAMP SWITCH.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Chevrolet Cavalier | 503 | 13 | 10 | 58 |
| 1996 Oldsmobile Achieva | 87 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 1996 Pontiac Grand AM | 450 | 6 | 14 | 33 |
| 1996 Pontiac Sunfire | 201 | 10 | 11 | 30 |
| 1995 Chevrolet Cavalier | 270 | 9 | 10 | 32 |
| 1995 Pontiac Sunfire | 119 | 7 | 11 | 11 |
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 96V250000.
Full record for the 1996 Chevrolet Cavalier → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →