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Preliminary Evaluation · Closed

UNDERSEAT VEHICLE FIRES

Action number
PE96056
Opened
Sep 17, 1996
Closed
Mar 17, 1997
Outcome
Closed without recall

Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC

What NHTSA is examining

Alleged shorting of wire for power seat causes underseat fire.

Vehicles under investigation

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.