NHTSA Campaign 02V224000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
NHTSA campaign 02V224000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 02V224000 with NHTSA on August 12, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V224000, NHTSA lists up to 649 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 2002 and July 31, 2002.
Owner notification letters for 02V224000 were scheduled from August 6, 2002.
02V224000 covers 1 model from Cadillac, model years 2003.
Owners of the model years 02V224000 covers have filed at least 23 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V224000 ranks 216 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 02V224000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 9 other recalls on the electrical system on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN ALL-WHEEL DRIVE SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITHOUT A POWER STEERING BRACKET TO SECURE THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE, ALLOWING THE CABLE TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE STEERING SHAFT.
- The risk
- THIS CONTACT COULD CAUSE A WEAR-THROUGH OF THE CABLE INSULATION, EXPOSING THE WIRE CORE AND RESULT IN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL SHORTING. IF ENOUGH CURRENT IS DISCHARGED AT THE POINT OF CONTACT, AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE COULD OCCUR.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE ROUTING AND RE-ROUTE, IF NECESSARY. NO OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL TAKE PLACE SINCE ALL VEHICLES WERE CAPTURED AT THE DEALERS.
Reported August 12, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V224000 (1)
Cadillac (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V224000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: August 12, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted