The defect
WATER INTRUSION CAN CAUSE A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE POWER DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY.
The risk
A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE POWER DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE POWER DOOR LOCK RELAY AND ANY CORRODED TERMINALS. IN ADDITION, THE NEW RELAY WILL BE RELOCATED TO AN AREA WHERE WATER INTRUSION IS LESS LIKELY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Century | 1994 |
| Oldsmobile Ciera | 1994 |
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
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 Century | 1994 | 106 | 6 |
| Oldsmobile Ciera | 1994 | 46 | 4 |
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 1994
5 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the latches/locks/linkages; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 94V243000 14 Dec 1994 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 94V219000 8 Nov 1994 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 94V214000 1 Nov 1994 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 94V039000 23 Feb 1994 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994