NHTSA recall 93V018000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 93V018000 |
| Manufacturer | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Reported | 1993-02-09 |
| Owners notified | 1993-03-23 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS |
| Units potentially affected | 20000 |
What is wrong
SYSTEM: ELECTRICAL.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SEQ 9C1 POLICE CARS IN CORROSION AREAS OF THE US AND CANADA ONLY. NOTE: VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF: CONNECTICUT, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEWJERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, AND WISCONSIN. A ELECTRICAL GROUND-OUT CONDITION MAY EXIST BETWEEN THE 12 VOLT JUNCTION BLOCK AND THE METAL INNER FENDER SKIRT.
What can happen
THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A MELTED JUNCTION BLOCK, SMOKE,AND BURNED UNDERHOOD WIRING RESULTING IN A DISABLED VEHICLE OR A VEHICLE FIRE.THIS CONDITION CAN OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION OR WHILE THE VEHICLEIS PARKED AND THE IGNITION IS IN THE "OFF" POSITION.
The remedy
INSTALL A SHIELDING INSULATOR UNDER THE JUNCTION BLOCK.
| 1991 CHEVROLET CAPRICE | Built 1991-07-01 to 1992-07-01. |
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| 1992 CHEVROLET CAPRICE | Built 1991-07-01 to 1992-07-01. |
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