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NHTSA Campaign 08V441000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Issued by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. · Reported Aug 28, 2008 · 857,735 vehicles affected

What's wrong

GM IS RECALLING 857,735 MY 2006-2008 BUICK LUCERNE; CADILLAC DTS; HUMMER H2; MY 2007-2008 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; GMC ACADIA, SIERRA, YUKON, YUKON XL, SATURN OUTLOOK; AND MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A HEATED WIPER WASHER FLUID SYSTEM. A SHORT CIRCUIT ON THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE WASHER FLUID HEATER MAY OVERHEAT THE CONTROL-CIRCUIT GROUND WIRE.

Consequence

THIS MAY CAUSE OTHER ELECTRICAL FEATURES TO MALFUNCTION, CREATE AN ODOR, OR CAUSE SMOKE INCREASING THE RISK OF A FIRE.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A WIRE HARNESS WITH AN IN-LINE FUSE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080; CADILLAC AT 1-800-982-2339 OR HTTP://WWW.CADILLAC.COM; CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438; SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876 OR HTTP://WWW.SATURN.COM, GMC AT 1-866-996-9436; OR HUMMER AT 1-800-732-5493; OR THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AT <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM>HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM</A> .

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
BUICK ENCLAVE 2008 857,735
BUICK LUCERNE 2006 857,735
BUICK LUCERNE 2007 857,735
BUICK LUCERNE 2008 857,735
CADILLAC DTS 2006 857,735
CADILLAC DTS 2007 857,735
CADILLAC DTS 2008 857,735
CADILLAC ESCALADE 2007 857,735
CADILLAC ESCALADE 2008 857,735
CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV 2007 857,735
CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV 2008 857,735
CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT 2007 857,735
CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT 2008 857,735
CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2007 857,735
CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2008 857,735
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2007 857,735
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2008 857,735
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2007 857,735
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2008 857,735
CHEVROLET TAHOE 2007 857,735
CHEVROLET TAHOE 2008 857,735
GMC ACADIA 2007 857,735
GMC ACADIA 2008 857,735
GMC SIERRA 2007 857,735
GMC SIERRA 2008 857,735
GMC YUKON 2007 857,735
GMC YUKON 2008 857,735
GMC YUKON XL 2007 857,735
GMC YUKON XL 2008 857,735
HUMMER H2 2006 857,735
HUMMER H2 2007 857,735
HUMMER H2 2008 857,735
SATURN OUTLOOK 2007 857,735
SATURN OUTLOOK 2008 857,735

Source: NHTSA Campaign 08V441000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.