General Motors Corp.: Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 10, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 352,833. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE GENERATOR ELECTRICAL WIRING IS NOT PROTECTED AGAINST EXCESSIVE CURRENT FLOW WHICH MAY BE CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE GENERATOR.
The risk
SHOULD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT OCCUR IN THEGENERATOR, THE GENERATOR WIRING HARNESS WOULD EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE CURRENT FLOW.UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, ENOUGH HEAT COULD BE GENERATED TO IGNITE SURROUNDINGMATERIALS. IF THIS OCCURS, AN UNDERHOOD FIRE COULD RESULT WITH OR WITHOUT THEENGINE RUNNING AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
THE GENERATOR WIRING HARNESS WILL BE REPLACED WITH ONE THAT WILL OPEN AS A FUSE WOULD UNDER CERTAIN EXCESSIVE CURRENT FLOW CONDITIONS.
18 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Saturn SC | 23 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1993 Saturn SC1 | 58 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 1993 Saturn SL | 175 | 2 | 8 | 24 |
| 1993 Saturn Sports Coupe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Saturn Sports Sedan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Saturn SW | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1992 Saturn SC | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 Saturn SC1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1992 Saturn SL | 123 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| 1992 Saturn Sports Coupe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Saturn Sports Sedan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Saturn SW | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1991 Saturn SC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1991 Saturn SC1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1991 Saturn SL | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1991 Saturn Sports Coupe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1991 Saturn Sports Sedan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Saturn SW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 93V132000.
Full record for the 1993 Saturn SC → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →