Vehicle recall 79V235000 · October 23, 1979
1980 Buick Regal
The involved vehicles may have been assembled with clear lamp bulbs instead of the correct amber bulbs in front park and turn signal locations.
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 bulbs in front park and turn signal locations. As a result, these vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices and associated equipment".
- Remedy
- Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace clear park and turn signal lamp bulbs with amber bulbs at no cost to owner.
- Notes
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: lighting and communications; turn signal lamps.consequences of defect: the front park and turn signals appear white instead ofamber when illuminated. This would adversely affect the safe operation of thevehicle and could contribute to a vehicle accident.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 79V235000
- Reported to NHTSA
- October 23, 1979
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Owner notification
- October 25, 1979
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 9
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Exterior lighting › Turn signal
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Buick Regal (1980): 1980
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