| NHTSA Record Id: 431 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: GMC |
| Recalled Component Id: 000015281000103929000000202 |
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| Model Name: TOPKICK |
Model Year: 2003 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 02V267000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 02040 |
| Component Name: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 2001 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jul, 31 2002 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 276 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Oct, 25 2002 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Motors, LLC |
Report Received Date: Oct, 01 2002 |
| Record Creation date : Oct, 04 2002 |
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| Defect Summary : Certain medium duty trucks equipped with the optional caterpillar diesel engine (lg5) option were built with a misrouted battery cable that could come in contact with the exhaust pipe. the conduit and the nylon cable coating could degrade to the point where the copper wire strands of the cable are exposed. |
Consequence Summary: if the cable strands contacted the exhaust pipe a short circuit could cause the battery cable coatings to ignite and possibly lead to an engine compartment fire. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect the battery cable for proper routing and reroute the cable if necessary. owner notification began october 25, 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 or gmc at 1-800-462-8782. |
Recall Notes: Also, customers can 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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