NHTSA campaign 97V208001

Chevrolet and GMC Recall 97V208001: GM/WIRING-HARNESS CLIP

NHTSA recall 97V208001 was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on November 25, 1997, with 33,973 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet S10 and GMC Sonoma for the 1998 model year. Owners were notified on November 14, 1997, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 97V208001
Filed by: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Report received: November 25, 1997
Potentially affected: 33,973 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Electrical System — Wiring — Front Underhood
Owners notified: November 14, 1997

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 97V208001. 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.

Chevrolet

Chevrolet S10
- 1998 · Vehicles built March 1, 1997 – November 5, 1997 (per NHTSA)

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GMC

GMC Sonoma
- 1998 · Vehicles built March 1, 1997 – November 5, 1997 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 97V208001.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLES. AN ENGINE ELECTRICAL WIRING-HARNESS CLIP CAN MELT AND DRIP ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD.

Safety consequence

THE CLIP MATERIAL ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAN IGNITE AND SUBSEQUENTLY IGNITE OTHER COMBUSTIBLE COMPONENTS RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS ARE CONTACTING OWNERS BY TELEPHONE TO HAVE THEIR VEHICLES TOWED TO THE DEALER AND ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED TO THEM UNTIL THE DEALER CAN REROUTE THE ELECTRICAL WIRING-HARNESS.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 14, 1997.OWNERS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, AND GMC AT 1-800-462-8782.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 97V208001

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.