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NHTSA recall 00V370000

Interior lighting

Saturn EV1

Reported Nov 13, 2000455 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Maker’s number 00078Built Aug 1, 1998 – Sep 30, 1999

The defect

Vehicle description: certain generation II electric vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 101, "controls and displays." these vehicles were produced with a courtesy lamp control circuit in the right-hand junction block which can fail. if this occurs, the interior lamps will remain illuminated and cannot be controlled by the driver once the doors are closed and the vehicle IS in motion.

The risk

If this were to occur during a night-time driving situation, the driver's vision could be impaired.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the right-hand junction block.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicles in this recall

Saturn EV1
1999

Notes

Owner notification began november 16, 2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact saturn at 1-800-553-6000.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).