UNKNOWN OR OTHER
May 13, 1992
39 units potentially affected
The defect: THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATION INTENSITY CONTROL AND THE HEATER/AIR-CONDITIONER WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING CONTROLS CANNOT BE SEEN OR OPERATED FROM THE DRIVER POSITION.
The risk: THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 101,"CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS". THE DRIVER CANNOT SEE OR OPERATE THE INSTRUMENT PANELILLUMINATION INTENSITY CONTROL OR THE HEATER/AIR-CONDITIONER WINDSHIELDDEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING CONTROLS, CAUSING REDUCED DRIVER VISIBILITY IN HIGHHUMIDITY CONDITIONS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A POSSIBLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy: VOLVO GM WILL RELOCATE THE CONTROLS TO THE RIGHT-HAND INSTRUMENT PANEL IN THE SPACE CURRENTLY OCCUPIED BY THE CB RADIO POWER STUDS.
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