The defect
THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE TERMINAL AT THE STARTER SOLENOID MAY BE FORMED INCORRECTLY. INCORRECTLY FORMED TERMINALS CAN CONTACT THE STARTER SOLENOID HOUSING AND CAUSE AN ELECTRIC SHORT CIRCUIT.
The risk
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT BETWEEN THE BATTERY CABLE ANDTHE STARTER HOUSING CAN RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
The remedy
INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, ADJUST THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE TERMINAL SO THAT IT DOES NOT CONTACT THE STARTER SOLENOID HOUSING.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Saturn SC1 | 1993 |
| Saturn SL | 1993 |
| Saturn SW | 1993 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturn SC1 | 1993 | 58 | 2 |
| Saturn SL | 1993 | 175 | 2 |
| Saturn SW | 1993 | 27 | 2 |
Other electrical system recalls in 1993
14 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the electrical system; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 93V204000 7 Dec 1993 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
| 93V200000 1 Dec 1993 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
| 93V182000 8 Nov 1993 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
| 93V153000 14 Sept 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V134000 13 Aug 1993 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 93V132000 10 Aug 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V128000 2 Aug 1993 | GRUMMAN OLSON, INC |
| 93V127000 26 Jul 1993 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993