| NHTSA Record Id: 2196 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: CHEVROLET |
| Recalled Component Id: 000014779000202807000000213 |
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| Model Name: CAVALIER |
Model Year: 1997 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 02V070000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 02008 |
| Component Name: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jul, 01 1996 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jul, 31 1997 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 1589948 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 27 2002 |
Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Motors, LLC |
Report Received Date: Mar, 06 2002 |
| Record Creation date : Mar, 25 2002 |
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| Defect Summary : On certain passenger vehicles. if the engine fails to start and the driver holds the key in the "start" position for an extended period, high current flows through the ignition switch, and sometimes produces enough heat to melt internal switch parts. |
Consequence Summary: If the switch is damaged, a fire could occur in the steering column, even with the engine off and the key removed. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will install a relay kit in these vehicles to prevent high current from flowing through the ignition switch. owner notification began march 27, 2002. 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, pontiac at 1-800-762-2737, buick at 1-800-521-7300, or oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537. |
Recall Notes: Customers can 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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