| NHTSA Record Id: 7722 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: SATURN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000012057000081247000000201 |
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| Model Name: EV1 |
Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V374000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 00099 |
| Component Name: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY |
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: 492 |
| 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 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: electric passenger vehicles and pickup trucks containing a nickel metal hydride (nimh) battery pack. these vehicles contain software within the battery pack module intended to disable the vehicle from being driven if the electrical resistance with the battery pack exceeds a prescribed value. affected vehicles will illuminate the "service now" and "reduced performance" telltales and continue to function in a reduced performance model instead of being disabled. |
Consequence Summary: If the telltales are ignored and the affected vehicle continues to be driven, heat could build up and a fire could result. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will install revised software in the battery pack module. |
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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