MERCURY SABLE 1989: EXTERIOR LIGHTING

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 88V190000

Make Model Year
MERCURY SABLE 1989
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
1988-12-23 1988-12-12 1988-12-19

Production Dates: 1988-08-01 - 1988-10-01

Manufacturers Involved: Ford Motor Company

Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 22000

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Regulation Part Number: 571

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: 108

Summary

FRONT SIDE MARKER LAMPS WERE UNINTENTIONALLY EQUIPPED WITH CLEAR BULBS, INSTEAD OF AMBER COLORED BULBS AS SPECIFIED IN FMVSS 108.

Consequence

VEHICLES WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH STANDARD.

Remedy

REPLACE CLEAR BULBS WITH AMBER COLORED BULBS.

Notes

SYSTEM: FRONT SIDE MARKER LAMPS/FMVSS 108.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.