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Recall campaign79V002000

Recall 79V002000: 1979 Buick Riviera

Exterior lighting
Report received
Jan 5, 1979
Manufacturer
General motors corp.
Potentially affected
8,534vehicles
Model years
1979

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

The involved vehicles may have been assembled with clear lamp bulbs instead of the correct amber colored bulbs. As a result, these vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices and associated equipment", which requires that the front side marker lamps be amber when illuminated.

Remedy

The dealer will install amber bulbs in the front side marker lamps on the involved vehicles at no cost to owner.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.