Driver door electrical fires

An NHTSA Engineering Analysis into GMC vehicles. Closed 1 May 2003.

Investigation
EA02005
Type
Engineering Analysis
Opened
17 May 2002
Closed
1 May 2003

What NHTSA investigated

By letter dated march 19, 2003, the manufacturer notified NHTSA of the decision to initate a safety recall campaign on selected vehicles within the subject population.the campaign involves 507,000 c/k and m/l vehicles built during model years 1997-1998.THE recall involves vehicle models with high incident rates and built at selected assembly plants.a contributing factor to the defect wasinherent variations in assembly conditions, worker skill levels andprocesses that exist from one assembly location to another.to remedy the defect, dealers will install a fused jumper harness to the electric outside rearview mirror switch.nhtsa has assigned campaign no. 03V-093 to the recall.

The recall that followed

  1. Chevrolet — Visibility: Exterior03V0930007 March 2003507,171 vehicles

Vehicles covered

MakeModelModel years
ChevroletC/K 35001998
ChevroletC/K PICKUPS1998
ChevroletC/K SERIES1998
GMCC/K 35001998
GMCC/K PICKUP1998
GMCC/K SERIES1998
GMCC/K UTILITYModel year not recorded

Source

From NHTSA’s investigation file, rebuilt daily. To report a problem with your own vehicle, go to nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem. All open investigations.