The defect
THE FUSIBLE LINK, WHICH PROTECTS ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS CONNECTED THROUGH THE IGNITION SWITCH, COULD COME OPEN WHILE REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER IS IN OPERATION. IF TWILIGHT SENTINEL SWITCH IS ON AND HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS OFF, AN OPEN LINK WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS.
The remedy
DEALER WILL REPLACE DEFECTIVE FUSIBLE LINK WITH AN IMPROVED TYPE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Cadillac Seville | 1982, 1983 |
Components: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Seville | 1982 | 0 | 3 |
| Cadillac Seville | 1983 | 2 | 2 |
Other visibility recalls in 1983
5 of the 140 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1983 concerned the visibility; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 83V112000 26 Oct 1983 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 83V003000 24 Jan 1983 | COLUMBUS CYCLE |
| 83V011000 7 Jan 1983 | MOTOR COACH IND., INC. |
| 83V009000 1 Jan 1983 | TRANSPORTATION MFG. CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1983