NHTSA Campaign Id 00V201000; Date: Jul. 20, 2000
This could make it more difficult to see objects outside the vehicle when driving at night.
2000 Chevrolet Cavalier
Component: Interior Lighting
Manufactured by: General Motors Corp.
Affected Units:: 28
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with the bi-fuel option fail to comply with fmvss no. 101, "control location, identification, and illumination. " the instrument panel lights in these vehicles are at full illumination levels and cannot be adjusted. The standard requires at least two levels of illumination.
Dealers will replace the fuel type indicator switch assembly, which includes the instrument panel illumination control.
Owner notification began September 14, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Sep 14, 2000
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