2000 Buick Lesabre recall: lights
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. These vehicles do not conform to the requirements of FMVSS no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." the head lamp adjustment device horizontal adjuster may not move the head lamp reflector when the shaft is rotated in a normal manner during aiming.
💥 The risk
Driver visibility may be impaired increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
An insert containing instructions for optically aiming the headlamps will be provided to owners for the owner's manual. Owners should follow the procedure in the insert for headlamp aim adjustment, rather than using the horizontal vhad indicator.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V355000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 99062
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 35,725
- Component
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
- Owner phone
- 1-800-521-7300
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 14, 2000
- Built
- Sep 1, 1998 – Jun 30, 1999
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- GM recall no. 99062.owner notification began september 14, 2000. Owners who do not receive the free insert and instructions within a reasonable time should contact buick at 1-800-521-7300. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).