NHTSA recall 10V240000

Electrical System · General Motors, LLC

June 4, 2010report date

1,365,070units affected

Vehicle recalltype

Details

What's wrong: Affects vehicles equipped with a heated washer fluid system (hwfs). A recall was implemented in 2008 to add a fuse to the control circuit harness to address the potential consequences of a printed circuit board (pcb) electrical short. However, there have been new reports of thermal incidents on hwfs modules after this improvement was installed. These incidents resulted from a new failure mode attributed to the…

Why it matters: It is possible for the heated washer module to ignite and a fire may occur.

The fix: Dealers will permanently disable and remove the heated washer fluid module. An updated page for the owner manual will be provided and inserted in the owner manual to document that the feature has been permanently disabled and removed from the vehicle. The safety recall began on June 11, 2010.

Affected vehicles on MotorDeets

All model years NHTSA lists

2008 Buick Enclave, 2009 Buick Enclave, 2006 Buick Lucerne, 2007 Buick Lucerne, 2008 Buick Lucerne, 2009 Buick Lucerne, 2008 Cadillac Cts, 2009 Cadillac Cts, 2006 Cadillac Dts, 2007 Cadillac Dts, 2008 Cadillac Dts, 2009 Cadillac Dts, 2007 Cadillac Escalade, 2008 Cadillac Escalade, 2009 Cadillac Escalade, 2007 Cadillac Escalade Esv, 2008 Cadillac Escalade Esv, 2009 Cadillac Escalade Esv, 2007 Cadillac Escalade Ext, 2008 Cadillac Escalade Ext, 2009 Cadillac Escalade Ext, 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche, 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche, 2009 Chevrolet Avalanche, 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 3500, 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 3500, 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 3500, 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, 2008 Chevrolet Suburban, 2009 Chevrolet Suburban, 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe, 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe, 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe, 2009 Chevrolet Traverse, 2007 Gmc Acadia, 2008 Gmc Acadia, 2009 Gmc Acadia, 2007 Gmc Sierra, 2008 Gmc Sierra, 2009 Gmc Sierra, 2007 Gmc Yukon, 2008 Gmc Yukon, 2009 Gmc Yukon, 2007 Gmc Yukon Xl, 2008 Gmc Yukon Xl, 2009 Gmc Yukon Xl, 2006 Hummer H2, 2007 Hummer H2, 2008 Hummer H2, 2009 Hummer H2, 2007 Saturn Outlook, 2008 Saturn Outlook, 2009 Saturn Outlook.

Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 10V240000.

Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.