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1990 BUICK CENTURY — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

1 injured · 345449 · 2002-04-25

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
CENTURY
Year
1990
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR SEAT IN FUSE COMPARTMENT OVERHEATED, CAUSING POWER SEATS AND POWER DOOR TO BE INOPERATIVE. DRIVER IS UNABLE TO REPLACE FUSE BECAUSE IT WAS SO HOT, IT BURNED. *AK. CONSUMER STATES WHEN HE TOUCHED THE CORRECT FUSE HE WAS BURNED LEAVING A BLISTER ON HIS FINGER AND THUMB, CONSUMER STATES HE DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL, HOWEVER THE DEALER KNEW OF THE CAMPAIGN BUT COULD NOT FIND CONSUMERS VEHICLE IN THE SYSTEM.*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
8008637
Machine
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