{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1988010 (Buick), 1985 to 1986: Electrical",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1988010/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1988010, BUICK SOMERSET, SKYLARK, 1988-01-27. THE HEADLAMP SWITCH PANEL CIRCUITRY MIGHT EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILD UP THAT COULD.",
  "excerpt": "Buick Somerset, Skylark. Published by Transport Canada as 1988010 on 27 January 1988. System: Electrical. What the notice says The headlamp switch panel circuitry might experience excessive heat build up that could cause the headlights to cycle on and off. sudden loss of headlights at night or under severe driving conditions could reduce visibility and result in a vehicle crash without prior warning. correction: dealers will inspect and/or … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. THE HEADLAMP SWITCH PANEL CIRCUITRY MIGHT EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILD UP THAT COULD CAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS TO CYCLE ON AND OFF. SUDDEN LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT OR UNDER SEVERE DRIVING CONDITIONS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY AND RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CORRECTION: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND/OR REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND/OR WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH PANELS ON SUSPECTED VEHICLES. NOTE: THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH PANEL WILL BE REPLACED ONLY TO MAINTAIN STYLING UNIFORMITY WITH THE NEW HEADLAMP SWITCH PANEL. Transport Canada recorded this notice in capitals, as its system did for many years. It is reproduced here exactly as published. The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T13:25:46+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T13:25:46+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1988010 (Buick), 1985 to 1986: Electrical\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1988010/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}