- Vehicles
- 3,105
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 20 September 1977
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- 1976 GMC ZE06582
- 1977 GMC ZE06583
What the defect is
On the involved vehicles, the 110 volt AC conduit on the generator may contact the positive battery terminal, or the starter solenoid post, causing a short to ground of battery power. Also, the 110 volt AC conduit and cable insulation may chafe against the negative terminal, causing a short to ground of 110 volt AC power.
What gets fixed
DEALER WILL RELOCATE THE POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL AND PLACE A COVER OVER THE STARTER SOLENOID BATTERY POST. ALSO, THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL POST WILL BE INVERTED SO THAT THE HEAD END IS UP. THIS WILL BE PERFORMED WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA12 August 1977
- Owners notified20 September 1977
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 12 August 1977.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Vehicle description: motorhomes and transmodes equipped with onan kw 6.0 motorgenerators.system: electrical; battery.consequences of defect: shorting will damage the wiring and generatorcomponents and can lead to a fire. This fire could spread to the fuel supplyhose and could cause serious passenger injuries and asphyxiation.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.