- Vehicles
- 522,573
- Built between
- Jan 1983 – Jul 1984
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- Not yet
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 1983 and July 1984. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Westinghouse WestinghouseBuilt January 1983 to July 1984
What the defect is
The headlamps do not comply with photometric and beam pattern location requirements of FMVSS no. 108. Consequence of defect: headlamps were made in such a manner that if aimed on the vehicle with a mechanical aiming device, the beam would be low and slightly to the left, thereby reducing seeing distance when headlamps are operating on low beam.
What gets fixed
THE NONCONFORMANCE WILL BE CORRECTED BY REPLACEMENT OF HEADLAMPS.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 1983 to July 1984
- Recall reported to NHTSA15 January 1985
No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.
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 15 January 1985.
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
- N.A.PHILIPS LTG.CORP.
- 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 description: all 1980 through 1984 vehicles using sealed beam halogen headlamps.system: lighting, headlights type 2A1 (H4656), 2B1 (H6054), 2 (H6017,H5006).
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.