GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1987-04-03.
Recall campaignNHTSA 87V046000
Structure: body: door
Component
Structure: body: door
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected
20,096
Reported to NHTSA
1987-04-03
Owners notified
1987-04-10
Defect description
DRIVERS SIDE POWER DOOR LOCK SWITCH MAY SEPARATE DURING ACTUATION, EXPOSING THE ELECTRICAL TERMINAL.
Safety risk
THE TERMINAL MAY CONTACT THE STEEL REMOTE MIRROR CABLE,A SHORT CAN OCCUR WITHOUT BLOWING A FUSE. THIS MAY ALLOW THE CABLE TO OVERHEATAND COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
INSPECT AND MODIFY POWER DOOR LOCK SWITCH AS REQUIRED.
Notes
SYSTEM:ELECTRICAL/DOOR LOCKS.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PONTIAC GRAND PRIX LE AND BROUGHAM EQUIPPED WITH POWERDOOR LOCKS.
Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.