Recall Detail
AM GENERAL / HUMMER / 1998
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 3302 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: AM GENERAL |
| Recalled Component Id: 000014576000077928000000231 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: HUMMER | Model Year: 1998 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V336000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | Manufacturer That Filed Report: AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Sep, 19 1997 | End date of Manufacturing: Dec, 24 1998 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 2839 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Nov, 16 2001 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : AM GENERAL LLC | Report Received Date: Oct, 31 2001 |
| Record Creation date : Oct, 31 2001 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. the turn signal switch plastic cancellation pin can wear prematurely causing the signals to fail to cancel after completing a turn. | Consequence Summary: This could send an incorrect lamp signal to other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the turn signal switch with a new switch having a metal cancellation pin. owner notification began november 16, 2001. 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 am general at 1-800-638-8303. | Recall Notes: 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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