White Gmc Electrical System: Wiring

White Gmc is recalling about 1,275 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. A short in a misrouted power harness can create a potential for a vehicle fire.

Campaign
94V238000
Manufacturer
VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP
Reported
1 December 1994
Vehicles
1,275
Built between
Dec 1993 – Sep 1994
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
30 November 1994
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between December 1993 and September 1994. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1993-1994 White Gmc ACLBuilt December 1993 to September 1994
  • 1993-1994 White Gmc WGBuilt December 1993 to September 1994

What the defect is

The main electrical power harness was misrouted. If there was an electrical short in this harness, the circuit would not be fuse-protected.

What could happen

A short in a misrouted power harness can create a potential for a vehicle fire.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REROUTE THE SUBJECT POWER HARNESS AND RECONNECT THE AFFECTED WIRES TO THE CORRECT FUSE-PROTECTED POWER JUNCTION.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtDecember 1993 to September 1994
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA1 December 1994
  3. Owners notified30 November 1994

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 1 December 1994.

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
VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK 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

System: electrical system; wiring.vehicle description: class 8 heavy duty trucks equipped with detroit diesel series 60 (ddec iii) engines.note: if the vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and the remedy is not provided free of charge within a reasonable time, please contact volvo GM heavy trucks at 1-910-279-2000. Also contactthe national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline AT1-800-424-9393.

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.

Same component

Same brand