Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corp: Electrical System › Wiring
Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corp reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 1, 1994 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,275. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE MAIN ELECTRICAL POWER HARNESS WAS MISROUTED. IF THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THIS HARNESS, THE CIRCUIT WOULD NOT BE FUSE-PROTECTED.
The risk
A SHORT IN A MISROUTED POWER HARNESS CAN CREATE A POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REROUTE THE SUBJECT POWER HARNESS AND RECONNECT THE AFFECTED WIRES TO THE CORRECT FUSE-PROTECTED POWER JUNCTION.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 White GMC Acl | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 White GMC WG | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 White GMC Acl | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 White GMC WG | 0 | 4 | 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 94V238000.
Full record for the 1994 White GMC Acl → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →