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6 SERIES,
630,
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733,
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ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY:CABLES
NHTSA Campaign No. 99V004000
| Defect Summary: | VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE THICKNESS OF THE MAIN POSITIVE ELECTRICAL CABLE (GENERATOR TO STARTER) INSULATION IS LESS THAN SPECIFIED, MAKING IT SUSCEPTIBLE TO BEING ABRADED OR CUT BY THE CLIP THAT SECURES THE CABLE TO THE GENERATOR. |
| Consequence Summary: | THE CABLE INSULATION CAN BE WORN AWAY, EXPOSING THE WIRE. THE WIRE COULD CONTACT THE CLIP OR A SHORT CIRCUIT COULD OCCUR. |
| Corrective Summary: | DEALERS WILL APPLY A THICKNESS OF INSULATING TAPE TO THE CABLE IN THE AREA OF THE CLIP, AND INSTALL A REVISED CLIP. |
| Manufacturer of Recalled Product: | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| Begin Date of Manufacturing: | 19980828 |
| End Date of Manufacturing: | 19980922 |
| Vehicle, Equipment or Tire Report: | V |
| Potenial Number of Units Affected: | 1615 |
| Date Owner Notified by Manufacturer: | 19990226 |
| Recall Initiator: | MFR |
| Manufacturer that Filed Report: | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| Report Received Date: | 19990104 |
| Record Creation Date: | 19990121 |
| Regulation Part Number: | |
| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: | |
| Caroops Record ID: | 17891 |
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