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| NHTSA Record Id: 12348 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: CHEVROLET |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008754000074859000000251 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: S10 | Model Year: 1997 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V177000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | Manufacturer That Filed Report: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Apr, 01 1997 | End date of Manufacturing: Mar, 31 1998 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 354 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Aug, 31 1998 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Motors, LLC | Report Received Date: Aug, 04 1998 |
| Record Creation date : Aug, 14 1998 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks equipped with electric drive. rapid fogging of the interior glass can occur within two minutes after the heat is turned on if (1) the outside temperature is between 35 and 76 degrees fahrenheit and (2) water has collected on the heat exchanger during previous operation of the air conditioning. | Consequence Summary: If rapid fogging were to occur during driving, it could obstruct the driver's vision increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Owners are being provided with a caution label and supplemental insert for their owner's manual advising them to follow a "stop and wait" procedure to help avoid window fogging while driving. | Recall Notes: Owner notification began during august 1998.owners who do not receive the caution label within a reasonable time should contact chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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