The defect
WATER OR SNOW DRIPPING ONTO DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SWITCH ASSEMBLIES MAY CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND SWITCHES TO OVERHEAT.
The risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE IN THE DOOR PANEL AREA.
The remedy
INSTALL NEWLY DESIGNED WINDOW SWITCHES. (1984 MODELS WILL RECEIVE NEW CONNECTORS ALSO).
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Cadillac Eldorado | 1984, 1985 |
Components: VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
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 Eldorado | 1984 | 0 | 3 |
| Cadillac Eldorado | 1985 | 3 | 2 |
Other visibility recalls in 1987
5 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the visibility; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 87V178000 23 Nov 1987 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 87V172000 3 Nov 1987 | KASSBOHRER OF N.A.,INC |
| 87V034000 16 Mar 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V017000 19 Feb 1987 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987