Recall - Lamp Control Module (Canada): Overview

GM CANADA
No. 4D48

Date: 10-13-94

SUBJECT:
LAMP CONTROL MODULE

Model/Year:
1995 Pontiac Bonneville SE and SSE

To: ALL GENERAL MOTORS DEALERS

General Motors of Canada Limited has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain 1995 Pontiac Bonneville model vehicles. Some of these vehicles were assembled with Lighting Control Modules which may experience excessive current leakage due to damaged surface mounting capacitors. This condition could result in a loss of head lamps and park lamps. Sudden loss of head lamp lighting could reduce driver visibility, which could result in a vehicle crash without prior warning.

In addition, the potential also exists that the head lamps cannot be turned off or that they could turn on while the vehicle is parked. Both of these conditions would result in loss of battery state of charge and the inability to restart the vehicle.

To prevent the possibility of these conditions from occurring, dealers are to replace the lamp control module on involved vehicles.