Recall - Battery Positive Cable Inspection/Correction: Overview
NO.: 93-C-04DATE: May, 1993
GROUP: ENEC
SUBJECT:
BATTERY POSITIVE CABLE INSPECTION/CORRECTION
YEAR and MODEL:
1993 SATURN SL2, SC2 and SW2 MODELS
TO: ALL SATURN RETAILERS and AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, as amended, provides that each vehicle which is subject to a product campaign of this type must be adequately repaired within a reasonable time after the owner has tendered it for repair. A failure to adequately repair within sixty (60) days after tender of a vehicle is prima facie evidence of failure to repair within a reasonable time. If the condition is not repaired within a reasonable time, the owner may be entitled to an identical or reasonably equivalent vehicle at no charge, or a refund of the purchase price, less a reasonable allowance for depreciation.
To avoid having to provide these burdensome solutions, every effort must be made to promptly schedule an appointment with each owner and to repair their vehicle as soon as possible. As you will see in reading the attached copy of the owner letter, owners are being instructed to contact the Saturn Assistance Center if their Retailer does not remedy the condition within five (5) days of the service date. If the condition is not remedied within a reasonable time, owners are instructed how to contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
DEFECT INVOLVED
Saturn has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain 1993 model year Saturn SL2 Sedans, SC2 Coupes and SW2 Wagons equipped with Twin Cam 16V engines and produced during March and April 1993. The battery positive cable terminal at the starter solenoid on these vehicles may be misformed. As a result, the terminal may contact the starter solenoid housing, resulting in an electrical short circuit. If this occurs, an underhood fire could result with or without the engine running and without prior warning. The action we are taking is to inspect the battery positive cable terminal and correct it, if necessary.
Some of the affected vehicles are in Retailer inventory and have not been delivered to customers. However, we are contacting owners of affected, delivered vehicles and asking them to make arrangements with a Saturn Retailer for service.
VEHICLES INVOLVED
Saturn SL2, SC2 and SW2 vehicles in the following VIN ranges will require this campaign:
Vehicles equipped with automatic transaxles, PZ241982 through and including PZ264402.
Vehicles equipped with manual transaxles, PZ240416 through and including PZ264402.
All other Saturn Models (SL and SL1 Sedans, SC1 Coupes and SW1 Wagons) within these VIN ranges are excluded from this action. It is important to note that campaign claims will only be paid on involved vehicles.
OWNER NOTIFICATION
Owners of vehicles involved will be notified of this campaign by Saturn. (Refer to the involved owner letter included in this bulletin.)