9999 WELLS UDS418 Recall

Campaign:: 98E001000 on 02/03/1998
Component:: Exterior lighting:headlights:high/low beam dimmer switch
Manufactured:: 08/18/1997 - 01/11/1998
Affected:: 73,000
Defect:: Equipment description: headlight beam control dimmer switches. the dimmer switch can fail prematurely during actuation.
Consequence:: It is possible that the headlights will stay in the low or high beam state or fail to stay lit. it is also possible for an electrical short to develop inside the switch and damage the instrument panel wiring harness.
Correction:: Owners should return the headlight dimmer switch to the distributor from whom they were purchased and exchange them for another switch free of charge.
Notes:: Owner notification began january 29, 1998.owners who take the switch to their distributor and are unable to obtain a replacement switch should contact wells manufacturing at 1-800-558-9770.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).