The defect
THE GENERATOR ELECTRICAL WIRING IS NOT PROTECTED AGAINST EXCESSIVE CURRENT FLOW WHICH MAY BE CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE GENERATOR.
The risk
SHOULD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT OCCUR IN THEGENERATOR, THE GENERATOR WIRING HARNESS WOULD EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE CURRENT FLOW.UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, ENOUGH HEAT COULD BE GENERATED TO IGNITE SURROUNDINGMATERIALS. IF THIS OCCURS, AN UNDERHOOD FIRE COULD RESULT WITH OR WITHOUT THEENGINE RUNNING AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
THE GENERATOR WIRING HARNESS WILL BE REPLACED WITH ONE THAT WILL OPEN AS A FUSE WOULD UNDER CERTAIN EXCESSIVE CURRENT FLOW CONDITIONS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Saturn SC | 1991, 1992, 1993 |
| Saturn SC1 | 1991, 1992, 1993 |
| Saturn SL | 1991, 1992, 1993 |
| Saturn Sports Coupe | 1991, 1992, 1993 |
| Saturn Sports Sedan | 1991, 1992, 1993 |
| Saturn SW | 1991, 1992, 1993 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
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 SC | 1991 | 5 | 1 |
| Saturn SC | 1992 | 16 | 2 |
| Saturn SC | 1993 | 23 | 1 |
| Saturn SC1 | 1991 | 6 | 1 |
| Saturn SC1 | 1992 | 15 | 1 |
| Saturn SC1 | 1993 | 58 | 2 |
| Saturn SL | 1991 | 29 | 1 |
| Saturn SL | 1992 | 123 | 2 |
| Saturn SL | 1993 | 175 | 2 |
| Saturn SW | 1991 | 0 | 1 |
| Saturn SW | 1992 | 1 | 1 |
| Saturn SW | 1993 | 27 | 2 |
| Saturn Sports Coupe | 1991 | 1 | 1 |
| Saturn Sports Coupe | 1992 | 2 | 1 |
| Saturn Sports Coupe | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Saturn Sports Sedan | 1991 | 0 | 1 |
| Saturn Sports Sedan | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Saturn Sports Sedan | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
| 93V128000 2 Aug 1993 | GRUMMAN OLSON, INC |
| 93V127000 26 Jul 1993 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 93V102000 14 Jun 1993 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993