| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Record Id: 16426 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: CHEVROLET |
| Recalled Component Id: 000007948000072596000000211 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: G20 | Model Year: 1996 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 96V186000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | Manufacturer That Filed Report: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Dec, 01 1995 | End date of Manufacturing: Jul, 31 1996 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 20689 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Oct, 18 1996 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Motors, LLC | Report Received Date: Sep, 26 1996 |
| Record Creation date : Oct, 01 1996 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Water intrusion into the kick panel areas in front of both the driver and passenger doors can cause a corrosion path between the battery feed and the electrical ground. | Consequence Summary: This condition can cause an electrical short leading to ignition and combusion of the plastics in the electrical components of the vehicle resulting in a vehicle fire. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the 25 amp circuit breakers with 25 amp fuses in the fuse block; remove a temporary paper fuse-block cover; install a plastic shield over the fuse block; replace and reorient the power door lock relay (if equipped); inspect the remote keyless entry module (if equipped) for signs of corrosion, replace if corroded, and reorient it; and apply additional body sealer in key areas. | Recall Notes: Owner notification:owner notification began during september 1996.note: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 chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or gmc at 1-800-462-8782.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1800-424-9393. |
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