The defect
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.
The risk
THIS COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
The 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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Daewoo Lanos | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
| Daewoo Leganza | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
| Daewoo Nubira | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daewoo Lanos | 1998 | 5 | 9 |
| Daewoo Lanos | 1999 | 62 | 9 |
| Daewoo Lanos | 2000 | 209 | 6 |
| Daewoo Lanos | 2001 | 129 | 5 |
| Daewoo Lanos | 2002 | 30 | 4 |
| Daewoo Leganza | 1998 | 5 | 3 |
| Daewoo Leganza | 1999 | 118 | 3 |
| Daewoo Leganza | 2000 | 220 | 3 |
| Daewoo Leganza | 2001 | 128 | 3 |
| Daewoo Leganza | 2002 | 18 | 2 |
| Daewoo Nubira | 1998 | 7 | 2 |
| Daewoo Nubira | 1999 | 63 | 2 |
| Daewoo Nubira | 2000 | 275 | 3 |
| Daewoo Nubira | 2001 | 122 | 3 |
| Daewoo Nubira | 2002 | 32 | 3 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 2004
30 of the 601 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2004 concerned the engine and engine cooling; DAEWOO MOTOR AMERICA filed 7 campaigns in all.
| 04V543000 12 Nov 2004 | ORION BUS INDUSTRIES LTD. |
| 04V544000 11 Nov 2004 | ORION BUS INDUSTRIES LTD. |
| 04V542000 10 Nov 2004 | MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| 04V515000 28 Oct 2004 | COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC |
| 04V529000 27 Oct 2004 | FOUR WINDS INTERNATIONAL |
| 04V516000 20 Oct 2004 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 04V540000 20 Oct 2004 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 04V485000 7 Oct 2004 | GILLIG CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2004