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Engineering Analysis · Closed

DRIVER DOOR ELECTRICAL FIRES

Action number
EA02005
Opened
May 17, 2002
Closed
May 1, 2003
Outcome
Recall 03V093000

Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC

This investigation led to a recall

NHTSA links this probe to recall campaign 03V093000.

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What NHTSA is examining

By letter dated march 19, 2003, the manufacturer notified nhtsa of the decision to initate a safety recall campaign on selected vehicles within the subject population.the campaign involves 507,000 c/k and m/l vehicles built during model years 1997-1998.the recall involves vehicle models with high incident rates and built at selected assembly plants.a contributing factor to the defect wasinherent variations in assembly conditions, worker skill levels andprocesses that exist from one assembly location to another.to remedy the defect, dealers will install a fused jumper harness to the electric outside rearview mirror switch.nhtsa has assigned campaign no. 03v-093 to the recall.

Vehicles under investigation

1998 Chevrolet C/K 35001998 Chevrolet C/K Pickups1998 Chevrolet C/K Series1998 GMC C/K 35001998 GMC C/K Pickup1998 GMC C/K SeriesGMC C/K Utility

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.