CADILLAC FLEETWOOD 1978: UNKNOWN OR OTHER

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 78V189000

Make Model Year
CADILLAC FLEETWOOD 1978
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
1978-09-18 1978-08-30 1979-10-12

Manufacturers Involved: General Motors, LLC

Component: UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 388867

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Summary

IF PAPER OR OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS ARE PLACED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ASHTRAY RECEPTACLE, THEY COULD BECOME IGNITED AND FLAMES FROM THE FIRE MAY REACH THE INTERIOR OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.

Remedy

OWNER WILL BE SENT A METAL HEAT SHIELD TO BE INSTALLED ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, EITHER BY THE OWNER OR BY THE DEALER.

Notes

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: INTERIOR; INSTRUMENT PANEL.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: THIS COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE FIRE AND PASSENGER INJURIESDUE TO FIRE AND SMOKE INHALATION.