NHTSA campaign 00V287000 · Manufacturer campaign 00079
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recall 00V-287: GM/IGNITION SWITCH
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 00V287000 (Manufacturer campaign 00079) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on October 2, 2000, with 699,617 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Buick Skylark, Oldsmobile Achieva and Pontiac Grand Am for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on December 19, 2000, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V287000 (also written 00V-287 or 00V287)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 00079
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 699,617 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Starter Assembly
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Engineering Analysis EA00-007 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V287000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Buick
Buick Skylark
- 1995 · Vehicles built May 1, 1993 – June 30, 1995 (per NHTSA)
Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile Achieva
- 1995 · Vehicles built May 1, 1993 – June 30, 1995 (per NHTSA)
Pontiac
Pontiac Grand Am
- 1995 · Vehicles built May 1, 1993 – June 30, 1995 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V287000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. IF THE ENGINE STARTER FAILS TO ENGAGE AND THE DRIVER HOLD THE KEY IN THE "START" POSITION FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD, HIGH CURRENT FLOWS THROUGH THE IGNITION SWITCH, PRODUCING HEAT THAT CAN MELT SWITCH PARTS.
Safety consequence
A FIRE COULD OCCUR IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND SPREAD TO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A RELAY KIT AND VERIFY THAT THE VEHICLE WILL START WITH A PROPERLY CHARGED BATTERY IN GOOD OPERATING CONDITION (ADEQUATE RESERVE CAPACITY, OR COLD CRANKING AMPS). THIS CAMPAIGN DOES NOT COVER BATTERY REPLACEMENT OR UNRELATED STARTING SYSTEM OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REPAIRS.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 19, 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 BUICK AT 1-800-521-7300; OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537; OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-762-2737.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V287000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.