| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
99V275000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
FORD |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
THUNDERBIRD |
| Model Year: |
1992 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
99S30 |
| Manufacturer Component Description: |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Manufacturered: |
19910619 - 19930909 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
164731 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19991115 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19991115 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Report Received Date: |
19991012 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19991026 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FOG LIGHTS, IN WHICH THE HEADLIGHTS MAY GO OUT FOR VARIOUS INTERVALS AND WHICH MAY BE PRECEDED BY FLICKERING OR BLINKING AS A RESULT OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER OPENING. |
| Consequence Summary: |
DRIVER'S COULD EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF VISIBILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A HEADLIGHT SWITCH WHICH INCORPORATES A CIRCUIT BREAKER OF REVISED DESIGN, AND INSTALL A WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR, IF NEEDED. |
