Grumman Exterior Lighting: Switch

Grumman is recalling about 143 vehicles over a problem with the exterior lighting. Vehicles do not comply with FMVSS 101.

Campaign
88V004000
Manufacturer
GRUMMAN OLSON, INC
Reported
13 January 1988
Vehicles
143
Built between
Mar 1987 – Jul 1987
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
25 January 1988
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between March 1987 and July 1987. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1987 Grumman KurbmasterBuilt March 1987 to July 1987

What the defect is

The headlamp switch is not identified as required by FMVSS/101.

What could happen

Vehicles do not comply with FMVSS 101.

What gets fixed

PROVIDE A DECAL TO BE PLACED ON INSTRUMENT PANEL ADJACENT TO THE HEADLAMP SWITCH.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMarch 1987 to July 1987
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA13 January 1988
  3. Owners notified25 January 1988

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 13 January 1988.

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
GRUMMAN OLSON, INC
Safety standard
FMVSS 101
Recall initiated by
MFR

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

System: headlamp switch/fmvss 101.VEHICLE description: grumman kurbmaster bodies installed on ford e 350 chassis.

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.

Same component

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