NHTSA recall 93V018000
Electrical system › Wiring › Fuses and circuit breakers
Chevrolet Caprice
The defect
System: electrical.vehicle description: seq 9C1 police cars in corrosion areas of the us and canada only. note: vehicles originally sold or currently registered in the states of: connecticut, illinois, indiana, maine, massachusetts, michigan, new hampshire, newjersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, and wisconsin. a electrical ground-out condition may exist between the 12 volt junction block and the metal inner fender skirt.
The risk
This condition can cause a melted junction block, smoke,and burned underhood wiring resulting in a disabled vehicle or a vehicle fire.this condition can occur while the vehicle IS in operation or while the vehicleis parked and the ignition IS in the "off" position.
The remedy
Install a shielding insulator under the junction block.