Recall campaign · NHTSA 89V138000

Electrical system: starter assembly: relay

AM GENERAL CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1989-08-15.

Recall campaignNHTSA 89V138000

Electrical system: starter assembly: relay

Component: Electrical system: starter assembly: relay
Manufacturer: AM GENERAL CORPORATION
Vehicles affected: 2,731
Reported to NHTSA: 1989-08-15
Owners notified: 1989-08-10

Defect description

THE NARTRON INSTRUMENT PANEL MOUNTED STARTER SWITCH MAY STICK WHEN STARTING TRUCK DUE TO OVERTORQUING OF RETAINING NUT.

Safety risk

RETURN SPRING WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY.

Manufacturer remedy

INSTALL NEW IMPROVED DOUGLAS STARTER SWITCH AND HARNESS ASSEMBLY.

Notes

SYSTEM:STARTER SWITCH.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:2 1/2 TON TRUCK.

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 1 models.

Model	Years on record
AM GENERAL M44A2	1989 1988

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.