Vehicle recall 88V040000 · March 24, 1988
1988 Buick Regal
The stop lamp switch may have a loose electrical contact.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- The stop lamp switch may have a loose electrical contact. The loose contact can overheat and melt the surrounding plastic causing the contact to stick open.
- Consequence
- An open contact would render the brake lights inoperativewhen the brake pedal is depressed. Also, the transmission clutch control andcruise control contacts would remain closed. This condition would result incruise resume upon brake pedal release if the cruise control is in the onposition. Either an unexpected cruise resume or inoperative brake lights couldresult in a vehicle crash without prior warning.
- Remedy
- The rotary soplamp switch will be replaced on all involved vehicles.
- Notes
- System: electrical/stop lampswitch.vehicle description: passenger cars.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 88V040000
- Reported to NHTSA
- March 24, 1988
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Owner notification
- April 13, 1988
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 9,661
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Exterior lighting › Brake lights › Switch
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 (1988): 1988
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