Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - FAN | ||||||||||||||||
| 93V008000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 03/01/1988 to 10/01/1991 | V (Vehicle) | 215052 | 01/15/1993 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 01/14/1993 | 01/29/1993 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The engine cooling fan blades break as a result of fatigue and/or vehicle induced stress. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the blade breakage occurs while the hood is open, aperson working under the hood or in the vicinity of the vehicle could be struckand injured by the blade segment. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Install a newly designed fan assembly. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: engine.vehicle description: light trucks with 2.5 l engines without air conditioning. | |||||||||||||||
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ||||||
| EA94029 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 07/29/1994 | 07/31/1996 | ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES | ||
| An alleged malfunction in the atlernator resulting in engine compartmet fires. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - FAN | |||
| Engine cooling fan blade broke while driving, causing damages to the water pump and radiator. vehicle not included in recall number 93v008000. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| 08/22/1996 | |||
| While driving the engine cooling fan fell off and damaged the vehicle. explain in more details.*ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 10/10/2000 | 1 | ||
| While driving, the consumer noticed white smoke coming from the rear of the vehicle and pulled over, a few minutes later the consumer saw a flame and exited the vehicle which became completely engulfed in flames, possible engine failure causing fire. (ohio traffic crash report) *slc | |||
| 04/30/1996 | |||
| While driving, the vehicle engine caught on fire. please describe. *ak | |||