The defect
MISROUTING OF TURBOCHARGER OIL FEED PIPE COULD ALLOW PIPE TO CONTACT THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE CONNECTING STUD ON THE STARTER MOTOR.
The risk
THIS COULD CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL GROUND THAT COULD RESULTIN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
The remedy
REROUTE OIL FEED PIPE; ALSO INSTALL A NEWLY DESIGNED CLAMP AND BRACKET TO LOCATE PIPE AWAY FROM THE STARTER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Pontiac Grand Prix | 1989 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pontiac Grand Prix | 1989 | 139 | 9 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 1989
9 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the engine and engine cooling; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 89V232000 28 Dec 1989 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 89V237000 27 Dec 1989 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 89V229000 18 Dec 1989 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 89V168000 11 Oct 1989 | HESS AND EISENHARDT CO. |
| 89V106000 28 Jun 1989 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
| 89V095000 12 Jun 1989 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 89V051000 27 Mar 1989 | NAVISTAR INTL CORP. |
| 89V002000 12 Jan 1989 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989