The defect
IF THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR CLUTCH ASSEMBLY CONTACTS THE AUXILIARY ENGINE OIL COOLER OUT HOSE, THE HOSE MAY WEAR THROUGH ALLOWING ENGINE OIL TO LEAK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
The risk
AN OIL LEAK THAT CONTACTS THE HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM CAN RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A TIE STRAP TO RETAIN THE AUXILIARY ENGINE OIL COOLER OUTLET HOSE TO THE AUXILIARY ENGINE OIL COOLER INLET HOSE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RADIATOR ASSURING ADEQUATE CLEARANCE OF THE AFFECTED HOSE FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR CLUTCH ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Cadillac Allante | 1993 |
| Cadillac Eldorado | 1993, 1994 |
| Cadillac Seville | 1993, 1994 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Allante | 1993 | 9 | 1 |
| Cadillac Eldorado | 1993 | 5 | 2 |
| Cadillac Eldorado | 1994 | 10 | 2 |
| Cadillac Seville | 1993 | 42 | 2 |
| Cadillac Seville | 1994 | 50 | 2 |
Other equipment recalls in 1994
21 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the equipment; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 94V250000 29 Dec 1994 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| 94V239000 1 Dec 1994 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 94V227000 21 Nov 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V209000 31 Oct 1994 | NEOPLAN USA CORP. |
| 94V195001 18 Oct 1994 | AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| 94V003000 6 Oct 1994 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 94V171000 7 Sept 1994 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 94V166000 1 Sept 1994 | HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994