NHTSA recall campaign

00V287000

Electrical System › Starter Assembly

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6Affected configurations shown699,617Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentElectrical System › Starter Assembly
Report receivedFeb 10, 2000
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

A FIRE COULD OCCUR IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND SPREAD TO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A RELAY KIT AND VERIFY THAT THE VEHICLE WILL START WITH A PROPERLY CHARGED BATTERY IN GOOD OPERATING CONDITION (ADEQUATE RESERVE CAPACITY, OR COLD CRANKING AMPS). THIS CAMPAIGN DOES NOT COVER BATTERY REPLACEMENT OR UNRELATED STARTING SYSTEM OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REPAIRS.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 00V287000

1995 BUICK SKYLARKOpen vehicle record →1995 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVAOpen vehicle record →1995 PONTIAC GRAND AMOpen vehicle record →1994 BUICK SKYLARKOpen vehicle record →1994 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVAOpen vehicle record →1994 PONTIAC GRAND AMOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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