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NHTSA recall 00V374000

Electrical system › 12v/24v/48v battery

Chevrolet S10 and 1 more

Reported Nov 13, 2000492 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Maker’s number 00099Built Jul 1, 1997 – Mar 31, 1998

The defect

Vehicle description: electric passenger vehicles and pickup trucks containing a nickel metal hydride (nimh) battery pack. these vehicles contain software within the battery pack module intended to disable the vehicle from being driven if the electrical resistance with the battery pack exceeds a prescribed value. affected vehicles will illuminate the "service now" and "reduced performance" telltales and continue to function in a reduced performance model instead of being disabled.

The risk

If the telltales are ignored and the affected vehicle continues to be driven, heat could build up and a fire could result.

The remedy

Dealers will install revised software in the battery pack module.

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Vehicles in this recall

Chevrolet S10
1998
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).