Pathfinder Exterior Lighting

Pathfinder is recalling about 311,483 vehicles over a problem with the exterior lighting. Inappropriate, non-standard lights and reflectors could reduce visibility of vehicles and increase potential for a crash.

Campaign
90E020000
Manufacturer
BLAZER INTERNATIONAL CORP
Reported
27 July 1990
Vehicles
311,483
Built between
Dec 1989 – Dec 1989
Models
1
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
NHTSA compliance test
Owners notified
9 April 1990
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between December 1989 and December 1989. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • Pathfinder PathfinderBuilt December 1989 to December 1989

What the defect is

These lamps fail to meet the lighting requirements of FMVSS 108.

What could happen

Inappropriate, non-standard lights and reflectors could reduce visibility of vehicles and increase potential for a crash.

What gets fixed

RETURN DEVICES FOR FULL CREDIT OR REPLACEMENT.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtDecember 1989 to December 1989
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA27 July 1990
  3. Owners notified9 April 1990

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 27 July 1990.

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
BLAZER INTERNATIONAL 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

System: lamps and reflectors; FMVSS 108. Dom: december, 1989. Part nos. C805W, C5274, C55UW, C484WIR, C278SR.

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

Same brand