| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
94V128000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
GMC |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
G25 |
| Model Year: |
1993 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
INTERIOR LIGHTING |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
MARK III INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
19931101 - 19940501 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
6088 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19940708 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19940708 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Report Received Date: |
19940711 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19940725 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE TRANSFORMER USED TO POWER THE NEON CENTER LIGHTBEAM CAN OVERHEAT AND CATCH ON FIRE. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THE OVERHEATING AND FIRES CAUSED BY THE NEON TRANSFORMER CAN RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE LIGHTBEAM ASSEMBLY, THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE, AND COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE. |
| Corrective Summary: |
MARK III DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE ASSEMBLIES TO ELIMINATE THE NEON LIGHTING FIXTURE IN THE VEHICLE AND REPLACE IT WITH INCANDESCENT LIGHTS OPERATING DIRECTLY FROM THE VEHICLE 12-VOLT BATTERY. |