Cx Automotive Exterior Lighting: Switch

Cx Automotive is recalling about 90 vehicles over a problem with the exterior lighting. This condition causes the vehicle to fail to meet therequirement of FMVSS no.

Campaign
88V139000
Manufacturer
CX AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION
Reported
22 August 1988
Vehicles
90
Built between
Jul 1986 – May 1987
Models
4
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
NHTSA compliance test
Owners notified
1 November 1987
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between July 1986 and May 1987. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1987 Cx Automotive CXABuilt July 1986 to May 1987
  • 1987 Cx Automotive CXGT1Built July 1986 to May 1987
  • 1987 Cx Automotive EstateBuilt July 1986 to May 1987
  • 1987 Cx Automotive PrestigeBuilt July 1986 to May 1987

What the defect is

Turn signal does not cancel with rotation of steering wheel.

What could happen

This condition causes the vehicle to fail to meet therequirement of FMVSS no. 108.

What gets fixed

A NEW TURN SIGNAL SWITCH DESIGNED TO OPERATE AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS NO. 108 WILL BE INSTALLED.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 1986 to May 1987
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA22 August 1988
  3. Owners notified1 November 1987

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 22 August 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
CX AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION
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

System: electrical/turn signal.vehicle description: passenger cars.fmvss no. 108.

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.

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