# Transport Canada recall 1989150

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 1989150
- Manufacturer's number: 89S74
- Reported: 1989\-10\-26
- Component: Lights And Instruments
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 235

## What is wrong

AN INCORRECT TRANSISTOR IN THE AUTOLAMP HEADLAMP CONTROL SYSTEM MODULE MAY MALFUNCTION AND CAUSE THE HEADLAMPS TO TURN OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. THIS COULD CAUSE IMPAIRED DRIVER VISION AND A POSSIBLE VEHICLE CRASH.

CORRECTION: AUTOLAMP LIGHT SENSOR MODULE WILL BE REPLACED ON AFFECTED VEHICLES.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1990 FORD TAURUS](/makes/ford/taurus/1990/recalls.md)
- [1990 MERCURY SABLE](/makes/mercury/sable/1990/recalls.md)

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/1989150](/v1/recalls/tc/1989150)

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