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NHTSA campaign 97V059000

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recall 97V-059: GM/UNDERHOOD FUSE CENTER

NHTSA recall 97V059000 was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on April 8, 1997, with 3,464 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Buick Skylark, Oldsmobile Achieva and Pontiac Grand Am for the 1997 model year. Owners were notified on April 30, 1997, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 97V059000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
97V059000 (also written 97V-059 or 97V059)
Filed by
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Report received
Potentially affected
3,464 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Electrical System — Wiring — Front Underhood
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 97V059000. 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

    • 1997 · Vehicles built December 1, 1996 – January 30, 1997 (per NHTSA)
All Buick recalls

Oldsmobile

  • Oldsmobile Achieva

    • 1997 · Vehicles built December 1, 1996 – January 30, 1997 (per NHTSA)
All Oldsmobile recalls

Pontiac

  • Pontiac Grand Am

    • 1997 · Vehicles built December 1, 1996 – January 30, 1997 (per NHTSA)
All Pontiac recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 97V059000.

Defect description

THE PROTECTIVE COVER FOR THE UNDERHOOD FUSE CENTER WAS OMITTED. WITHOUT THIS COVER, THE POSITIVE TERMINAL BOLT ON THE FUSE BLOCK IS EXPOSED AND CAN CONTACT THE INSULATED NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE. IF THE INSULATION ON THE NEGATIVE CABLE BECOMES SUFFICIENTLY WORN, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT CAN OCCUR BETWEEN THE POSITIVE TERMINAL AND NEGATIVE CABLE RESULTING IN EXTREMELY HIGH CURRENT FLOW.

Safety consequence

THIS HIGH CURRENT FLOW CAN CAUSE ARCING AND RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THESE VEHICLES FOR THE PRESENCE OF THE PROTECTIVE COVER AND, IF NECESSARY, INSTALL A PROTECTIVE COVER TO THE UNDERHOOD FUSE CENTER.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION:OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DURING APRIL 1997. NOTE: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 1-800-424-9393.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 97V059000

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.