The defect
MOISTURE CAN ENTER THE EXPRESS-DOWN ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE AND CAUSE A SHORT CIRCUIT THAT CAUSES WINDOW OPERATION WITHOUT OPERATOR CONTROL, AND LEAVES THE WINDOW IN THE DOWN POSITION.
The risk
THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WILL FAIL FROM OVERHEATINGAND COULD RESULT IN A FIRE HAZARD INSIDE THE DOOR PANEL.
The remedy
REPLACE THE WINDOW EXPRESS-DOWN ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Skylark | 1991 |
| Oldsmobile Cutlass | 1991 |
| Pontiac Grand Am | 1991 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buick Skylark | 1991 | 38 | 1 |
| Oldsmobile Cutlass | 1991 | 193 | 6 |
| Pontiac Grand Am | 1991 | 82 | 2 |
Other visibility recalls in 1992
7 of the 185 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1992 concerned the visibility; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 92V140000 29 Sept 1992 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 92V077000 18 May 1992 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 92V050000 14 Apr 1992 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 92V051000 10 Apr 1992 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 92V024000 2 Mar 1992 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
| 92V013000 3 Jan 1992 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1992