Recall 97V-162
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. recalled the 1997 Saturn SC and 1 other model: Exterior lighting (headlights).
At a glance
- Campaign number
- 97V-162
- Reported
- September 22, 1997
- Vehicles affected
- 37,970 estimated by the manufacturer
Source: NHTSA recall records
What is wrong
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The section of the owner's handbook titled "horizontal aim" does not specifically instruct an owner how to adjust the headlamp horizontal aim. This does not comply with requirements of fmvss no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."
The risk
A vehicle's headlamp would not be properly adjusted causing visibility problems to oncoming vehicles.
The fix
Owners are being provided with a label with the correct information on headlamp horizontal aim to be placed over the existing text in the owner's handbook. If an owner desires, their dealer can place the sticker in the owner's handbook for them.
Notes from the manufacturer
Owner notification began during september 1997. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact saturn at 1-[removed] (prompt 3). Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-[removed].
Affected vehicles
- Saturn SC 1997
- Saturn SC1 1997