| NHTSA Record Id: 5997 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: SATURN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000012055000081247000000326 |
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| Model Name: EV1 |
Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V370000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 00078 |
| Component Name: INTERIOR LIGHTING |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1998 |
End date of Manufacturing: Sep, 30 1999 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 455 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Nov, 16 2000 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Motors, LLC |
Report Received Date: Nov, 13 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Nov, 15 2000 |
Federal Motar Safety Number: 101 |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: certain generation ii electric vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 101, "controls and displays." these vehicles were produced with a courtesy lamp control circuit in the right-hand junction block which can fail. if this occurs, the interior lamps will remain illuminated and cannot be controlled by the driver once the doors are closed and the vehicle is in motion. |
Consequence Summary: If this were to occur during a night-time driving situation, the driver's vision could be impaired. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the right-hand junction block. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began november 16, 2000.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 saturn at 1-800-553-6000.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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