Recall 88V040000: 1988 Buick Regal

Report received

Mar 24, 1988

Manufacturer

General motors corp.

Potentially affected

9,661vehicles

Model years

1988

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 stop lamp switch may have a loose electrical contact. The loose contact can overheat and melt the surrounding plastic causing the contact to stick open.

Possible consequence

An open contact would render the brake lights inoperativewhen the brake pedal is depressed. Also, the transmission clutch control andcruise control contacts would remain closed. This condition would result incruise resume upon brake pedal release if the cruise control is in the onposition. Either an unexpected cruise resume or inoperative brake lights couldresult in a vehicle crash without prior warning.

Remedy

The rotary soplamp switch will be replaced on all involved vehicles.

Affected model years

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

• 1988 Buick Regal123 complaints