{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"85V036000","date":"1985-04-02","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":"SAAB CARS USA, INC.","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD","summary":"THE ELECTRICAL CABLE BETWEEN THE STARTER AND THE          ALTERNATOR CAN RUB AGAINST THE BRAKE FLUID PIPE ATTACHED TO THE LEFT INNER       WHEELHOUSE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.                                                                                                                             CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: RUBBING WILL EVENTUALLY DAMAGE THE CABLE INSULATION AND   RESULT IN A SHORT CIRCUIT WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE.","consequence":null,"remedy":"THE CABLE CONNECTION AT THE ALTERNATOR WILL BE ADJUSTED AND   THE CABLE REPOSITIONED TO ELIMINATE RUBBING.","notes":"VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS. SYSTEM: ELECTRICAL CABLE.","mfr_campaign":null,"part_number":null,"units":11659,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":1984,"make":"SAAB","model":"900","vehicle_id":"1984_saab_900","match":"exact","built_from":"1983-08-01","built_to":"1983-11-01"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/85V036000"}