Vehicle recall 98V027000 · February 17, 1998
Oldsmobile Achieva, Chevrolet Beretta and 4 more models
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. These vehicles were built with the potential for the interior lamps to come on unexpectedly while the vehicles are being driven. This does not meet the requirements of FMVSS no. 101, "controls and displays."
- Consequence
- The interior lamps coming on unexpectedly could startle a driver causing a momentary loss of control increasing the risk of a vehicle accident.
- Remedy
- Dealers will run a diagnostic test on the lamp control module and, if necessary, replace it.
- Notes
- Owner notification is expected to begin during February 1998.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 Chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020, Buick at 1-800-521-7300,Pontiac at 1-800-762-2737, or Oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 98V027000
- Reported to NHTSA
- February 17, 1998
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Owner notification
- February 28, 1998
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 249,420
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Interior 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 Skylark (1996): 1996
- Chevrolet Beretta (1996): 1996
- Chevrolet Cavalier (1996): 1996
- Oldsmobile Achieva (1996): 1996
- Pontiac Grand AM (1996): 1996
- Pontiac Sunfire (1996): 1996
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