NHTSA campaign 97V183000
Cadillac Recall 97V-183: GM/EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS HARNESS
NHTSA recall 97V183000 was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on October 27, 1997, with 8,611 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Cadillac Deville and Cadillac Eldorado for the 1998 model year. Owners were notified on November 1, 1997, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 97V183000 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
- 97V183000 (also written 97V-183 or 97V183)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 8,611 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Vehicle Speed Control
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 97V183000. 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.
Cadillac
Cadillac Deville
- 1998 · Vehicles built March 1, 1997 – August 30, 1997 (per NHTSA)
Cadillac Eldorado
- 1998 · Vehicles built March 1, 1997 – August 30, 1997 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 97V183000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES, HEARSES AND LIMOUSINES. THE CANISTER PURGE EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS HARNESS ON THESE VEHICLES WAS MISROUTED.
Safety consequence
THE HARNESS COULD INTERFERE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THROTTLE LINKAGE PREVENTING RETURN TO A CLOSED THROTTLE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE FOR PROPER ROUTING OF THE HARNESS, CORRECT AS NECESSARY, AND INSTALL A PLASTIC TIE STRAP TO THE HARNESS.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE OCTOBER OR EARLY NOVEMBER 1997.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-800-458-8006.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 97V183000
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.