NHTSA Campaign 10V240000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 10V240000 covers 47 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 10V240000 with NHTSA on June 4, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V240000, NHTSA lists up to 1,365,070 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 10V240000 were scheduled from June 11, 2010, 7 days after the report.
10V240000 covers 17 models from Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC and Saturn, model years 2006–2009.
Owners of the model years 10V240000 covers have filed at least 1,862 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 10V240000 vehicles, the 2008 Saturn Outlook has the most (164).
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V240000 ranks 6 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 10V240000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 9 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 10V240000 was 09V155000, reported on May 6, 2009.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2009 BUICK, LUCERNE; CADILLAC DTS; HUMMER H2; MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 BUICK ENCLAVE; CADILLAC CTS; MODEL YEAR 2007-2009 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; GMC ACADIA, SIERRA, YUKON, YUKON XL; SATURN OUTLOOK; AND MODEL YEAR 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A HEATED WASHER FLUID SYSTEM (HWFS). A RECALL WAS IMPLEMENTED IN 2008 TO ADD A FUSE TO THE CONTROL CIRCUIT HARNESS TO ADDRESS THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD (PCB) ELECTRICAL SHORT. HOWEVER, THERE HAVE BEEN NEW REPORTS OF THERMAL INCIDENTS ON HWFS MODULES AFTER THIS IMPROVEMENT WAS INSTALLED. THESE INCIDENTS RESULTED FROM A NEW FAILURE MODE ATTRIBUTED TO THE DEVICE'S THERMAL PROTECTION FEATURE. THE SIGNIFICANCE VARIES FROM MINOR DISTORTION TO CONSIDERABLE MELTING OF THE PLASTIC AROUND THE HWFS FLUID CHAMBER.
- The risk
- IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE HEATED WASHER MODULE TO IGNITE AND A FIRE MAY OCCUR.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL PERMANENTLY DISABLE AND REMOVE THE HEATED WASHER FLUID MODULE. AN UPDATED PAGE FOR THE OWNER MANUAL WILL BE PROVIDED AND INSERTED IN THE OWNER MANUAL TO DOCUMENT THAT THE FEATURE HAS BEEN PERMANENTLY DISABLED AND REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 11, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463 AND HUMMER AT 1-800-732-5493 OR AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
Reported June 4, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V240000 (47)
Cadillac (15)
- 2008 Cadillac CTS
- 2009 Cadillac CTS
- 2006 Cadillac DTS
- 2007 Cadillac DTS
- 2008 Cadillac DTS
- 2009 Cadillac DTS
- 2007 Cadillac Escalade
- 2008 Cadillac Escalade
- 2009 Cadillac Escalade
- 2007 Cadillac Escalade ESV
- 2008 Cadillac Escalade ESV
- 2009 Cadillac Escalade ESV
- 2007 Cadillac Escalade Ext
- 2008 Cadillac Escalade Ext
- 2009 Cadillac Escalade Ext
Chevrolet (12)
GMC (11)
Buick (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V240000, 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: June 4, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted