The defect
THE UPPER TRANSAXLE OIL COOLER HOSE CAN PULL OUT OF THE CRIMPED COUPLING AT THE TRANSAXLE END OF THE LINE ASSEMBLY.
The risk
IN THE EVENT OF SEPARATION OF THE COUPLING, AN OIL LEAK CAN OCCUR WHICH, WHEN EXPOSED TO AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW UPPER TRANSAXLE OIL COOLER LINE TO THE TRANSAXLE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Cadillac Deville | 1991, 1992, 1993 |
| Cadillac Fleetwood | 1991, 1992, 1993 |
| Cadillac Sixty Special | 1991, 1992, 1993 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
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 Deville | 1991 | 87 | 1 |
| Cadillac Deville | 1992 | 135 | 1 |
| Cadillac Deville | 1993 | 92 | 1 |
| Cadillac Fleetwood | 1991 | 14 | 2 |
| Cadillac Fleetwood | 1992 | 8 | 1 |
| Cadillac Fleetwood | 1993 | 32 | 2 |
| Cadillac Sixty Special | 1991 | 0 | 1 |
| Cadillac Sixty Special | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Cadillac Sixty Special | 1993 | 3 | 1 |
Other power train recalls in 1994
9 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the power train; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 94V217000 8 Nov 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V216000 1 Nov 1994 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 94V165000 2 Sept 1994 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 94V134000 25 Jul 1994 | KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. |
| 94V093000 16 May 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V063000 10 Apr 1994 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 94V052000 23 Mar 1994 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 94V033000 23 Feb 1994 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994