| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
03V093000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
CHEVROLET |
| Vehicle/Eqipment Model: |
ASTRO |
| Model Year: |
1998 |
| Mfg Campaign Number: |
03006 |
| Mfg Component Desc: |
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR |
| Mfg Involved in Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Manufacture Dates: |
04-01-1997 through 09-30-1998
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| Type of Report: |
V |
| Potential # of Units Affected: |
507,171 |
| Date Owner Notified by Mfg: |
04-24-2003 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
ODI |
| Mfg Responsible for Recall: |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Report Recieved Date: |
03-07-2003 |
| Record Creation Date: |
03-18-2003 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| FMVSS Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, MINI VANS, AND PICKUP TRUCKS MAY DEVELOP A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE ELECTRIC OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR SWITCH. |
| Consequence Summary: |
IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN, IT COULD RESULT IN AN INOPERATIVE SWITCH, HEAT DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER-ÆS DOOR, AND/OR IGNITION OF COMPONENTS IN THE DRIVER-ÆS DOOR AND A SUBSEQUENT VEHICLE FIRE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. |
| Corrective Summary: |
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