| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
88V183000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
AM GENERAL |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
M998 |
| Model Year: |
1985 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
| Manufacturered: |
19840601 - 19880701 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
50000 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19880725 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19880725 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
AM GENERAL LLC |
| Report Received Date: |
19881123 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19881206 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE MILITARY NATO SLAVE RECEPTACLE IS NOT WATERPROOF AND WHEN SUBMERGED IN WATER A CURRENT PATH IS CREATED. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THIS COULD RESULT IN A DIRECT ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUITAND THE POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD OF THE NATO SLAVE RECEPTACLE. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DISCONNECT NATO SLAVE RECEPTACLE TO PREVENT FIRE HAZARD. |