{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1997078","date":"1997-04-14","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":null,"component":"Electrical","summary":"THE PROTECTIVE COVER FOR THE UNDERHOOD FUSE CENTRE MAY HAVE BEEN OMITTED ON THESE VEHICLES. WITHOUT THIS COVER, THE POSITIVE TERMINAL BOLT ON THE FUSE BLOCK IS EXPOSED, AND MAY COME IN CONTACT WITH THE INSULATED NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE.  PROLONGED CONTACT MAY RESULT IN ABRASION OF THE NEGATIVE CABLE INSULATION AND COULD CAUSE AN EXTREMELY HIGH CURRENT SHORT CIRCUIT BETWEEN THE POSITIVE TERMINAL AND THE NEGATIVE CABLE. THIS CURRENT FLOW COULD CAUSE ARCING AND RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.\nCORRECTION:  A PROTECTIVE COVER WILL BE INSTALLED IF NECESSARY.","consequence":null,"remedy":null,"notes":null,"mfr_campaign":"97018","part_number":null,"units":279,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","french":{"component":"Circuit électrique","notification":"Sécurité - fabricant","summary":"Il se peut que l’on ait omis de poser le couvercle de la boîte de fusibles sous le capot de ces véhicules. Sans lui, le boulon de la pince positive du porte-fusibles est à découvert et peut entrer en contact avec le câble isolé négatif de la batterie. Tout contact prolongé peut entraîner l’abrasion de l’isolant du câble négatif et provoquer un court-circuit de courant très élevé entre la pince positive et le câble négatif. Le passage du courant créera un arc électrique qui pourrait provoquer un incendie sous le capot moteur.Correction : Un couvercle de protection devra être installé si nécessaire."},"vehicles":[{"year":1997,"make":"BUICK","model":"SKYLARK","vehicle_id":"1997_buick_skylark","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1997,"make":"OLDSMOBILE","model":"ACHIEVA","vehicle_id":"1997_oldsmobile_achieva","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1997,"make":"PONTIAC","model":"GRAND AM","vehicle_id":"1997_pontiac_grand-am","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"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":["Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada."],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1997078"}