| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
99V070000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
CADILLAC |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
SEVILLE |
| Model Year: |
1999 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
99013 |
| Manufacturer Component Description: |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Manufacturered: |
19990201 - 19990228 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
29766 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19990424 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19990424 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Report Received Date: |
19990412 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19990415 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAN DEVELOP IN THE GENERATOR, EVEN WHEN THE ENGINE IS OFF. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THE ELECTRICAL SHORT COULD CAUSE AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE THAT COULD SPREAD TO THE REST OF THE VEHICLE AND ANYTHING NEAR IT. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE GENERATOR. |