NHTSA recall 90V001000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 90V001000 |
| Manufacturer | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| Reported | 1990-11-02 |
| Owners notified | 1990-03-05 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH |
| Units potentially affected | 24379 |
What is wrong
ABRASION ON THE PRINTED CIRCUIT CARD IN THE COMBINATION NEUTRAL SAFETY/BACKUP LAMP SWITCH OPERATED BY THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTOR MAY CAUSE RESIDUE TO COLLECT IN ELECTRICAL AREA ON THE CIRCUIT CARD.
What can happen
THIS COULD CAUSE OVERHEATING OF THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY WITHSMOKE AND POSSIBLY A FIRE IN THE CENTER CONSOLE AREA.
The remedy
ADD AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT, INCLUDING A RELAY, TO THE BACKUP LAMP CIRCUIT TO REDUCE THE CURRENT THAT CAN FLOW THROUGH THE COMBINATION SWITCH.
Notes
SYSTEM: ELECTRICAL.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS.
| 1986 SAAB 9000 | Built 1985-09-01 to 1989-12-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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| 1987 SAAB 9000 | Built 1985-09-01 to 1989-12-01. |
| 1988 SAAB 9000 | Built 1985-09-01 to 1989-12-01. |
| 1989 SAAB 9000 | Built 1985-09-01 to 1989-12-01. |
| 1990 SAAB 9000 | Built 1985-09-01 to 1989-12-01. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 01/950537 | 1995-03-17. Service bulletin. ACC ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. *TW |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.