- Vehicles
- 63,324
- Built between
- Mar 1978 – May 1978
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 15 April 1980
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 1978 and May 1978. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Unarco UnarcoBuilt March 1978 to May 1978
What the defect is
Some of the combination rear lamp bulb sockets do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices and associated equipment". The resins used in the manufacture of the #900 series backplates may contain contaminants which could lead to a breakdown of the heat-resistant features. Distortion and warpage may have occurred in the defective bulb sockets, resulting in degraded light intensity.
What gets fixed
MANUFACTURER WILL FURNISH A REPLACEMENT SOCKET KIT WHICH CAN BE QUICKLY INSTALLED USING A SCREW DRIVER.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 1978 to May 1978
- Recall reported to NHTSA21 February 1980
- Owners notified15 April 1980
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 21 February 1980.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- UNARCO
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 108
- Recall initiated by
- OVSC
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Vehicle category: multi-purpose passenger vehicles, travel trailers and motorhomes.system: lighting and communications; unarco combination rear lamp bulb sockets,part nos. 910, 910R, 95O, and 950R.CONSEQUENCES of defect: distortion of the bulb socket could cause a shifting ofthe bulb filament from the correct position. This, as well as diminishedlighting intensity, creates an unsafe condition which could contribute to avehicle accident.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.