Campaign 87V-167

Water or snow dripping onto drivers side window switch assemblies may cause an electrical short and switches to overheat

Defect summary

WATER OR SNOW DRIPPING ONTO DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SWITCH ASSEMBLIES MAY CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND SWITCHES TO OVERHEAT.

Consequence

THIS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE IN THE DOOR PANEL AREA.

Remedy

INSTALL NEWLY DESIGNED WINDOW SWITCHES. (1984 MODELS WILL RECEIVE NEW CONNECTORS ALSO).

Notes

SYSTEM: WINDOW SWITCH ASSEMBLIES.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CONVERTIBLE PASSENGER CARS.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 87V167000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

One product line is covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about visibility and wipers on these vehicles: 0, of which 0 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 87V-167
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Cadillac	Eldorado	1984 to 1985	0

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

This recall followed an NHTSA defect investigation

EA86003 SIDE DOOR FIRES
Opened Oct 28, 1985, closed Feb 18, 1988

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