NHTSA safety recall

Recall 04V394000

Engine And Engine Cooling — Daewoo, Daewoo Puerto Rico · reported 6 Aug 2004 · 4,305 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR MAY MELT RESULTING IN A BURNING SMELL AND VISIBLE SMOKE, WHICH MAY SUBSEQUENTLY LEAD TO THE MELTING OF THE CAMSHAFT COVER AND THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WIRE HARNESS.

The risk

THIS COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.

The fix

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSORS AND INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL FUSE. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAEWOO PUERTO RICO AT 1-877-362-1234 OPTION 6.

CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

NHTSA campaign
04V394000
Filed by
Daewoo Motor De Puerto Rico
Report received
6 Aug 2004
Owners notified
29 Sep 2004
Potentially affected
4,305

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1998 Daewoo Lanos 1999 Daewoo Lanos 2000 Daewoo Lanos 2001 Daewoo Lanos 2002 Daewoo Lanos 1998 Daewoo Leganza 1999 Daewoo Leganza 2000 Daewoo Leganza 2001 Daewoo Leganza 2002 Daewoo Leganza 1998 Daewoo Nubira 1999 Daewoo Nubira 2000 Daewoo Nubira 2001 Daewoo Nubira 2002 Daewoo Nubira 2003 Daewoo Puerto Rico Lanos 2003 Daewoo Puerto Rico Nubira

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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