Recall 99V070000: Alternator Defect
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 99V070000Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: ALTERNATOR: GENERATOR
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Year: 1999
Make: CADILLAC
Model: SEVILLE
Year of Recall: '99
Type of Report: Vehicle
Potential Number of Units Affected: 29736
Summary:
Vehicle Description: Passenger vehicles. An electrical short
can develop in the generator, even when the engine is off.
The electrical short could cause an engine compartment fire
that could spread to the rest of the vehicle and anything
near it.
Dealers will replace the generator.
Owner notification began April 24, 1999. Owners who take their
vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon
service date and do not receive the free remedy within a
reasonable time should contact Cadillac at 1-800-458-8006.
Also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration's Auto Safety Hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT
(1-888-327-4236).