Vehicle recall 79V002000 · January 5, 1979
1979 Buick Riviera
The involved vehicles may have been assembled with clear lamp bulbs instead of the correct amber colored bulbs.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- The involved vehicles may have been assembled with clear lamp bulbs instead of the correct amber colored bulbs. As a result, these vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices and associated equipment", which requires that the front side marker lamps be amber when illuminated.
- Remedy
- The dealer will install amber bulbs in the front side marker lamps on the involved vehicles at no cost to owner.
- Notes
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: lighting and communications; lamp bulbs.consequences of defect: white lights may adversely affect the safe operation ofthe vehicle in darkness or in other conditions of reduced visibility. Failureto identify direction of moving vehicle can result in an accident.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 79V002000
- Reported to NHTSA
- January 5, 1979
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Owner notification
- January 15, 1979
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 8,534
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Exterior lighting
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Buick Riviera (1979): 1979
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