Vehicle recall 79V210000 · September 18, 1979
1971-1972 Mercury Capri
The headlamp switches on the involved vehicles may fail without warning and cause loss of vehicle instrument and road lights.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- The headlamp switches on the involved vehicles may fail without warning and cause loss of vehicle instrument and road lights.
- Remedy
- Dealer will replace the headlamp switch with one of a corrected design.
- Notes
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: lighting and communications; headlamps.consequences of defect: loss of headlights while while driving at night or insevere weather conditions could occur without prior warning and could result inan accident.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 79V210000
- Reported to NHTSA
- September 18, 1979
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Owner notification
- March 12, 1980
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 92,200
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Exterior lighting › Headlights › Switch
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Mercury Capri (1971-1972): 1972, 1971
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