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2000 Daewoo Nubira complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2000 record →

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Feb 3, 2004CO

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING, FORCING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT HEADLIGHT WIRING MELTED. *AK

Suspension › Front
Filed Dec 29, 200322,000 milesNY

2000 DAEWOO NUBIRA FRONT SUSPENSION. FAILURE OF FRONT CONTROL ARM BUSHING CAUSES SEVERE OVERSTEERING UNDERSTEERING AND TORQUE STEERING. THIS CONDITION IS MORE PRONOUNCED DURING WINTER DRIVING AND AND CONDITIONS SUCH AS HIGHWAY ON RAMPS WHERE TO CAR WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE DIRECTION. THIS IS A VERY SEVERE SAFTEY PROBLEM THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING ALLOWS THE CONTROL ARM TO SHIFT WHEN ACCELERATION AR DECELERATING CAUSING THE TORQUE STEER. FROM REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINTS THIS HAS BEEN A REACCURING PROBLEM WITHOUT INJURIES AND SHOULD BE THE MANUFACTURERS RESPONSABILITY TO CORRECT. *AK

Suspension › Front
Filed Dec 29, 200322,000 milesNY

2000 DAEWOO NUBIRA FRONT SUSPENSION. FAILURE OF FRONT CONTROL ARM BUSHING CAUSES SEVERE OVERSTEERING UNDERSTEERING AND TORQUE STEERING. THIS CONDITION IS MORE PRONOUNCED DURING WINTER DRIVING AND AND CONDITIONS SUCH AS HIGHWAY ON RAMPS WHERE TO CAR WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE DIRECTION. THIS IS A VERY SEVERE SAFTEY PROBLEM THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING ALLOWS THE CONTROL ARM TO SHIFT WHEN ACCELERATION AR DECELERATING CAUSING THE TORQUE STEER. FROM REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINTS THIS HAS BEEN A REACCURING PROBLEM WITHOUT INJURIES AND SHOULD BE THE MANUFACTURERS RESPONSABILITY TO CORRECT. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed Oct 31, 200371,000 milesNJ

I HAVE A 2000 DAEWOO NUBIRA WITH 71,000 MILES ON IT. THE TIMING BELT BROKE, AND NOW I ALSO NEED A VALVE JOB. THE OWNER MANUAL STATES TO CHANGE THIS AT 72,000 MILES AND WHEN I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE THEY STATED THAT THE WARRANTY IS FOR 5 YEARS OR 60,000 MILES. I FEEL THAT THE MANUFACTURE HAS COMPLICITY IN MAKING GOOD ON THE COST OF REPAIR, AS THERE MANUAL THEN MUST BE MISLEADING OR SHOULD HAVE STATED TO BE REPLACED AT 60,000 MILES OR LESS. *LA

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Oct 1, 200360,000 milesUT

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER REPLACED 3 SENSORS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed Aug 28, 200329,000 milesOR

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH TIMING BELT BROKE AND DAMAGED SEVERAL PARTS OF THE ENGINE, SUCH AS TIMING BELT AND THE WATER PUMP. *AK

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
Filed Aug 21, 200315,000 milesNY

KNOWN NUBIRA 2000 PROBLEM. BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS ARE DEFECTIVE AND BUSHINGS SHOT (DESIGN FLAW). SYMPTOMS OF PROBLEM INCLUDE SQUEAK AND SLUDGY SHIFTINESS WHEN TURNING (NOT GOOD FOR WNTR DRIVING) ALONG WITH 2 RUINED TIRES. 19K ON CAR. WARRANTY EXPIRED LAST MONTH AND THERE'S NO RECOURSE EVEN THOUGH PROBLEM EXISTED BEFORE THAT. TIRES WEAR VERY FAST AND I WAS DRIVING AN UNSAFE CAR.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 29, 2003NY

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS NOW BEEN ON FOR 1 YEAR AND 4 MONTHS. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE PART SEVERAL TIMES AND CLAIMS THE NEW PARTS KEEP COMING IN DEFECTIVE. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jul 11, 200311,000 milesNJ

WHEN THE CONSUMER PUT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE, TO PUT THE GEAR INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN LUNGED FORWARD, THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE NO BRAKES. *AK *PH *JB

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 7, 2003CA

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE LEAKED OIL FROM UNDERNEATH. *AK

Suspension
Filed Jun 28, 200318,500 milesMA

CAR HAS 19000 MILES AND BUSHINGS HAVE GONE BAD CAUSING THE FRONT ALIGNMENT TO BE OFF AND HAVE CAUSED THE FRONT TIRES TO WEAR OUT AND HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT EVEN IF THE BUSHINGS ARE REPLACED, THIS PROBLEM WILL HAPPEN AGAIN DUE TO POOR DESIGN AND STRUCTURE. *NLM

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jun 26, 2003NJ

THE FOLLOWING COMPLAINT PERTAINS TO SPEED CONTROL AND STEERING CONTROL SYSTEMS OF 2000 DAEWOO NUBIRA. SPEED CONTROL: (RECURRING, UNPREDICTABLE). *AK PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK. PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, ENGINE SUDDENLY RACED (AS IF ID FLOORED THE ACCELERATOR) AND CAR SURGED FORWARD (FOOT STILL PRESSING BRAKE). HAD TO TURN IGNITION OFF TO STOP CAR. HAPPENED AGAIN (SAME DAY) AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. WOULD HAVE REAR-ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME IF I HAD NOT ALLOWED FOR DISTANCE OF TWO CAR LENGTHS BETWEEN IT/MYSELF. MY 62-YEAR-OLD MOTHER OWNS THIS VEHICLE. SAYS SHE USES EMERGENCY HAND BRAKE WHEN THIS HAPPENS, AND INITIALLY COMPLAINED OF SAME PROBLEM OVER A YEAR AGO. DEALER (HILLSIDE AUTO-MALL, HILLSIDE, NJ) SAID NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND! ASKED IF PROBLEM COULD POSSIBLY BE DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT? DEALER STATED, THATS AN ISSUE YOU WILL HAVE TO TAKE UP WITH THE MANUFACTURER. WE JUST SELL THE CARS! STEERING CONTROL: (RECURRING, UNPREDICTABLE) WHILE DRIVING AND/OR ACCELERATING VEHICLE WILL UNEXPECTEDLY PULL (SHARPLY) TO THE RIGHT AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. BEHAVIOR EXTREMELY PRONOUNCED IN WET WEATHER AND WHEN ACCELERATING! NO NOTICEABLE PROBLEM FOUND, BUT SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ARE ON FILE! NOTIFICATION OF RECALL: DID NOT RECEIVE VEHICLE RECALL, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V257000, ADDRESSING VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 106, BRAKE HOSES . WILL SEEK ASSISTANCE OF THE DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. FOR THE RECORD: VEHICLE IS ONLY THREE YEA

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
Filed Jun 24, 20036,000 milesPA

CONSUMER STATES THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS ARE WEARING OUT THE FRONT TIRES TOO FAST. *AK

Parking Brake
Filed Jun 1, 2003NC

PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY FAILED. TOOK TO DEALER. PARTS NOT AVAILABLE FOR MONTHS NOW. *TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Apr 24, 2003NY

THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING AFTER THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE NEXT DAY, THE CONSUMER COULD NOT ENGAGE THE VEHICLE AT ALL. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE CONTACTED THE MASTER CYLINDER CREATING A POSITIVE CHARGE RESULTING IN THE CAR NOT SHUTTING OFF. THE DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. *JB

Suspension › Front › Control Arm
Filed Apr 15, 2003ME

2000 DAEWOO NUBIRA STATION WAGON. *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Apr 2, 20032,000 milesNY

THE ROTORS HAD TO BE SERVICED EVERY 2000 MILES. *JB

Engine and Engine Cooling › EngineCrashFire
Filed Mar 5, 200331,067 milesCA

NAR 03/05/2003 THE CONSUMER ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *CB

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
Filed Feb 3, 2003NY

THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE CREAKING IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DUE TO BAD LOWER CONTROL ARMS. THE CONSUMER IS WAITING ON PARTS, AND SINCE THEN, SHE HAS EXPERIENCED STEERING JUMPING, BAD HANDLES IN WEF WEATHER, AND THE VEHICLE TAKES OFF OVER BUMPS.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Jan 30, 20035,160 milesID

THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES, TURN SIGNAL BULBS, MARKER LIGHT BULBS AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS REPLACED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE STAYED OUT OF ALIGNMENT, WHICH CAUSED EXTREME TIRE WEAR, ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED.*JB

Steering › Linkages › Arm › Idler and Attachment
Filed Jan 7, 2003NY

MY CAR NEEDED IDLER ARMS AND BUSHING AND ONLY HAS 25K MILES AND I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THE PARTS NOW SINCE 12/17/02 AND THE PARTS ARE NOT IN AS OF YET THE PROBLEM IS WORSENING AND I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER MANY TIMES TO HAVE THIS REPAIT DONE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE CUZ IT IS HARD TO CONTROL THE CAR IN THE WEATHER WE GET HERE. THE CAR SHOULD NOT NEED THESE PARTS WITH SUCH LOW MILAGE WHEN I AM NOT THE TYPE TO BEAT MY CAR ...I THINK THIS MUST BE DEFECTIVE PARTS SINCE THE DEALER COMMENTED ON REPLACING SEVERAL OF THESE PARTS IN THE SAME MAKE AND MODELS. I AM NOT SURE WHAT MY RIGHTS ARE I DID ASK THE DEALER IF THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE WHEN IT WAS IN THERE ON 12/17/02 AND THEY SAID IT WAS I AM VERY WORRIED THE PROBLEM IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND PEOPLE MAY GET HURT IF OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUES...PLEASE HELP PROTECT ALL DAEWOO NUBRIA DRIVERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND RESOLVE THIS ISSUE FOR ME IF YOU CAN

Service Brakes, Air
Filed Dec 30, 2002NC

STEVENS DAEWOO 2225 MARINE BLVD N., JACKSONVILLE, NC 28540 910-455-1555. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE FAILURE OF THE BRAKES WAS A RESULT OF THE RECALL. CONSUMER STATES BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DEALER HAD REFUSED TO CORRECT BRAKE HOSE PRIOR, DUE TO PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

Wheels › Rim
Filed Dec 30, 2002FL

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY HE NOTICED A CLANKING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATES FROM THE WHEELS AND RIM. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.

Wheels
Filed Dec 10, 2002CA

THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BEARING FAILED AT 57000 MILES, PART WAS DIFFICULT TO FIND, DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, A RECALL SHOULD BE ORDERED! I HAVE ALREADY SPENT $200 FIXING THE PROBLEM. DT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Dec 9, 200222,000 milesCT

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALLED (02V-257000) BUT THE DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. *PH *NLM

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Dec 5, 2002NC

DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL BECAUSE CONSUMER DID NOT BOROUGH VEHICLE FROM THEM. DEALER NAME LUMBERTON NISSAN DAEWOO. LOCATION LUMBERTON N.C PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

Suspension › Front
Filed Dec 4, 2002CA

I HAVE HEARD OF THE RIGHT SIDE FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILING PREMATURLY WITH OTHER NUBIRA'S. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE REPLACING THIS AT THE MILEAGE THAT IS ON THE CAR. DT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Nov 29, 2002NC

NHTSA #02V257000/FMVSS 106 BRAKE HOSE: DEALER, LUMBERTON NISSAN DAEWOO IN LUMBERTON,NC. PHONE # UNAVAILBLE. REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL BECAUSE CONSUMER DID NOT BUY THEIR CAR FROM THEM. PH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Nov 26, 2002CO

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON BRAKE HOSES (02V-257), HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER , AND THE DEALER WAS UNSURE THAT ADEQUATE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *YH *SCC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Nov 13, 2002NJ

WHEN BRAKING SOMETIME THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR OF VEHICLE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE STEERING WHEEL AND VEHICLE SHAKE. CONSUMER STATES' IT HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE. PLEASE DISCRIBE FURTHER. MR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Nov 8, 2002TX

REC'D RECALL #02V257000 & 01F065000. CONTACTED DAEWOO DEALERSHIP AND INFORMED NO PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS. TS

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Nov 7, 2002AR

CONSUMER STATES WITHIN SEVERAL WEEKS THEY TRIED TO CALL DAEWOO OF AMERICA ON 877/362 1234 OPTION 6 VOICE MAIL COME ON AND ASKS CONSUMER TO LEAVE A BRIEF MESSAGE NAMES AND THE PHONE NUMBER. RIGHT AFTER THE VOICE STATES MAILBOX FULL. TS

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Nov 7, 2002CT

DEALER STATES NO PARTS AVAILABLE::::: SAAB OF ORANGE ORANGE CT 203 795 8324 TS

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Hose, Piping, and Connections
Filed Nov 6, 2002PA

CONSUMER STATES THEY HAVE A DAEWOO DEALER BUT THEY DON'T SALE THE BRAKE HOSE PART WHICH IS BEEN RECALL. CALL MANUFACTURER IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THRU THE OPERATOR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Nov 5, 200213,000 milesNJ

CONSUMER RECIEVED A RECALL LETTER FOR REPLACING THE BRAKE HOSE. DAEWOO STATES THEY WILL NOT CORRECT THE RECALL. TS RECALL PARTS WERE INSTALLED. *TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Nov 5, 2002MI

ACTION REPORT::::: SAFETY RECALL NUMBER#02B257FOR THE FRONT BRAKE HOSE REPLACEMENT. THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. BOB BROCKLAND PONTIAC GMAC THE SERVICE MANAGER PAUL TISSIER #WORK PHONE 314 621 2331 CAHOKIA IL TS

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Nov 5, 2002MA

CONSUMER STATES, CALL MANY TIMES TO DAEWOOD MANUFACTURER AND THE MAIL BOX IS FULL AND NO ROOM IN THE BOX FOR CONTACT THEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Nov 5, 2002GA

CONSUMER STATES CALL MANY TIME TO DAEWOOD AND NO ROOM TO LEAVE A MESSAGE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Nov 2, 2002ID

WE ARE CURRENTLY FILING A 'LEMON LAW' CLAIM ON THE VEHICLE, ONGOING BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR REPLACEMENT SINCE PURCHASE, ALIGNMENT CAN'T BE ADJUSTED, CONTROL ARMS HAVE BEEN OUT SINCE 8/26/02, NOW A RECALL ON FRONT BRAKE HOSE REPLACEMENT. DT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Oct 29, 2002NY

CONSUMER STATED CONTACTED DLR REGARDING RECALL REMEDY 02V257000. DLR ADVISED WAS ONLY REMEDYING VEHICLES PURCHASED AT THEIR DEALERSHIP. TS

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Oct 29, 2002FL

THE CONSUMER IS CONCERN HER BRAKES ARE GRINDING AND SQUEAKING. WHILE SHE APPLY THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM TS

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Oct 28, 2002IN

WHILE APPLYING HER BRAKES THERE IS A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE AND THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IS GONE OUT. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Oct 16, 2002NC

CONSUMER STATES THAT BRAKES ARE SLIPPING, FOOT GOES TO THE FLOOR. TOOK TO DEALER, DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Oct 8, 2002UT

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO GET CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 19, 2002IL

WHEN TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jul 24, 2002MI

FIRST MY AIRCONDITIONING WENT OUT SMOKING THEN MY BRAKES WHICH WENT BAD THE SECOND TIME I CALLED THEY FIXED THEM AND DIDNT TURN MY ROTORS .I PAYED THEM OVER AHUNDRED DOLLERS TOFIX I,VE BEEN TOLD MY BRAKES WILL GO BAD AGAIN BECUSE THE ROTORS HAVE BIG GROOVES IN THEM. NOW MY CONTROL ARM IS GOING BAD I TOLD THEM MONTHS AGO AND THEY (THEY MEANING BORGMAN FORD MAZDA IN G.R.MI )KEEP TELLING ME THEY WILL GET THEM IN THIS WEEK . THIS WEEK NEVER COMES.*AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Filed Jul 2, 2002FL

BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOCK UP AND NOT MOVE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jun 28, 2002FL

OIL PUMP IS LEAKING OIL WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED AND WASUNABLE TO GET A REPLACEMEMT PART. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Suspension
Filed Jun 24, 2002TN

VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE SEVERELY WHEN DRIVING 65-70 MPH. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jun 13, 2002PA

THERE IS VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. DEALER HAS REPLACED FRONT ROTORS 3 TIMES.*AK BRAKE PEDAL ALSO FEELS TO BE DROPPING, TAKING MORE EFFORT TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER FOUND ROTORS SLIGHTLY OUT OF ROUND. LOCATION OF BRAKE PEDAL TOO CLOSE TO GAS PEDAL. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. DEALER FOUND KNOCK SENSOR LOW INPUT. BLACK DEBRIS INSIDE COOLANT RESERVOIR. DEALER STATES DEPOSIT IN RESERVOIR IS NORMAL. *TT

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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