NHTSA Campaign 04V357000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Issued by DAEWOO MOTOR AMERICA · Reported Jul 14, 2004 · 11,576 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR MAY MELT RESULTING IN A BURNING SMELL AND VISIBLE SMOKE, WHICH MAY SUBSEQUENTLY LEAD TO THE MELTING OF THE CAMSHAFT COVER AND THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WIRE HARNESS.

Consequence

THIS COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSORS AND INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL FUSE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAEWOO AT 1-877-362-1234, OPTION 6, OR FIND A LOCAL DEALER THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AT WWW.DAEWOOUS.COM.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
DAEWOO LANOS 1998 11,576
DAEWOO LANOS 1999 11,576
DAEWOO LANOS 2000 11,576
DAEWOO LANOS 2001 11,576
DAEWOO LANOS 2002 11,576
DAEWOO LEGANZA 1998 11,576
DAEWOO LEGANZA 1999 11,576
DAEWOO LEGANZA 2000 11,576
DAEWOO LEGANZA 2001 11,576
DAEWOO LEGANZA 2002 11,576
DAEWOO NUBIRA 1998 11,576
DAEWOO NUBIRA 1999 11,576
DAEWOO NUBIRA 2000 11,576
DAEWOO NUBIRA 2001 11,576
DAEWOO NUBIRA 2002 11,576

Source: NHTSA Campaign 04V357000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.