NHTSA safety recall

Recall 08V441000 · manufacturer campaign 08048

Electrical System — Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and others · reported 28 Aug 2008 · 857,735 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

GM IS RECALLING 857,735 MY 2006-2008 BUICK LUCERNE; CADILLAC DTS; HUMMER H2; MY 2007-2008 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; GMC ACADIA, SIERRA, YUKON, YUKON XL, SATURN OUTLOOK; AND MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A HEATED WIPER WASHER FLUID SYSTEM. A SHORT CIRCUIT ON THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE WASHER FLUID HEATER MAY OVERHEAT THE CONTROL-CIRCUIT GROUND WIRE.

The risk

THIS MAY CAUSE OTHER ELECTRICAL FEATURES TO MALFUNCTION, CREATE AN ODOR, OR CAUSE SMOKE INCREASING THE RISK OF A FIRE.

The fix

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A WIRE HARNESS WITH AN IN-LINE FUSE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080; CADILLAC AT 1-800-982-2339 OR HTTP://WWW.CADILLAC.COM; CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438; SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876 OR HTTP://WWW.SATURN.COM, GMC AT 1-866-996-9436; OR HUMMER AT 1-800-732-5493; OR THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AT <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM>HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM</A> .

GM RECALL NO. 08048. CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

NHTSA campaign
08V441000
Manufacturer campaign
08048
Filed by
General Motors Corp.
Report received
28 Aug 2008
Owners notified
12 Sep 2008
Potentially affected
857,735

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.

2008 Buick Enclave 2006 Buick Lucerne 2007 Buick Lucerne 2008 Buick Lucerne 2006 Cadillac Dts 2007 Cadillac Dts 2008 Cadillac Dts 2007 Cadillac Escalade 2008 Cadillac Escalade 2007 Cadillac Escalade Esv 2008 Cadillac Escalade Esv 2007 Cadillac Escalade Ext 2008 Cadillac Escalade Ext 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 2007 Chevrolet Suburban 2008 Chevrolet Suburban 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe 2007 GMC Acadia 2008 GMC Acadia 2007 GMC Sierra 2008 GMC Sierra 2007 GMC Yukon 2008 GMC Yukon 2007 GMC Yukon Xl 2008 GMC Yukon Xl 2006 Hummer H2 2007 Hummer H2 2008 Hummer H2 2007 Saturn Outlook 2008 Saturn Outlook

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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