# NHTSA recall 99V070000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 99V070000
- Manufacturer's number: 99013
- Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Reported: 1999\-04\-12
- Owners notified: 1999\-04\-24
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
- Units potentially affected: 29766

## What is wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:  PASSENGER VEHICLES.  AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAN DEVELOP IN THE GENERATOR, EVEN WHEN THE ENGINE IS OFF.


## What can happen

THE ELECTRICAL SHORT COULD CAUSE AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE THAT COULD SPREAD TO THE REST OF THE VEHICLE AND ANYTHING NEAR IT.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE GENERATOR.


## Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 24, 1999.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 CADILLAC AT 1\-800\-458\-8006. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-DASH\-2\-DOT \(1\-888\-327\-4236\).


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1998 CADILLAC SEVILLE](/makes/cadillac/seville/1998/recalls.md). Built 1999\-02\-01 to 1999\-02\-28.
- [1999 CADILLAC SEVILLE](/makes/cadillac/seville/1999/recalls.md). Built 1999\-02\-01 to 1999\-02\-28.

## Investigated as RQ99013

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- RQ99013: Recall query, opened 1999\-06\-10, closed 2002\-02\-22. CADILLAC COOLANT COOLED ALTERNATOR FIRES. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/99V070000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/99V070000/investigations)

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/99V070000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/99V070000)

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