| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
87V135000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
BUICK |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
LESABRE |
| Model Year: |
1987 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Manufacturered: |
19860801 - 19870501 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
479715 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19870916 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19870916 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Report Received Date: |
19870901 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19870903 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
AN IN LINE FUSIBLE LINK MAY MELT DOWN AND CAUSE A FIRE. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THE IN LINE FUSIBLE LINK LOCATED IN THE AREA OF THEPLASTIC WINDSHIELD WASHER BOTTLE BRACKET MAY, UNDER A HIGH RESISTANCE LOAD,MELT DOWN AND IGNITE THE WASHER BOTTLE BRACKET RESULTING IN AN ENGINECOMPARTMENT FIRE. |
| Corrective Summary: |
THE WINDSHIELD WASHER BOTTLE BRACKET WILL BE REPLACED. |