The defect
THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT HAS A FAULTY RUBBER SEAL WHICH ALLOWS WATER TO INFILTRATE AND SHORT CIRCUIT THE UNIT.
The risk
THE VEHICLE COULD STALL AND FAIL TO RESTART WITHOUT PRIORINDICATION OR WARNING.
The remedy
INSTALL A RUBBER SEAL BETWEEN THE UNIT AND THE FIREWALL IT IS WELDED TO.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Yugo GV Plus | 1990, 1991 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yugo GV Plus | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
| Yugo GV Plus | 1991 | 0 | 1 |
Other electrical system recalls in 1991
10 of the 220 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1991 concerned the electrical system; YUGO OF AMERICA,INC. filed 2 campaigns in all.
| 91V174000 7 Oct 1991 | CHANCE COACH, INC. |
| 91V150000 17 Sept 1991 | WINNEBAGO IND., INC. |
| 91V155000 10 Sept 1991 | JAGUAR ROVER TRIUMPH INC. |
| 91V117000 1 Jul 1991 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 91V111000 25 Jun 1991 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
| 91V105000 14 Jun 1991 | PEUGEOT, INC. |
| 91V085000 6 Jun 1991 | WAYNE CORPORATION |
| 91V042000 11 Mar 1991 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1991