- Vehicles
- 170,207
- Built between
- Feb 1983 – Apr 1985
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 19 June 1985
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 1983 and April 1985. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Wal Mart WAL MartBuilt February 1983 to April 1985
What the defect is
The turn signal and warning flasher units fail to meet the requirements of FMVSS no. 108, for durability, starting time, or flash rate. Consequence of defect: failure to properly signal direction of vehicle to traffic presents a traffic hazard and could possibly cause an accident.
What gets fixed
REFUND PURCHASE PRICE TO CONSUMERS UPON RETURN OF THE SIGNAL UNITS.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 1983 to April 1985
- Recall reported to NHTSA5 September 1985
- Owners notified19 June 1985
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 5 September 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
- WAL MART STORES INC.
- 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: aftermarket, all types of vehicles. System: flasher, turn signal and hazard warning, ching wei, type 552.
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.