What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1990042
- Recall date
- 6 March 1990
- Make
- Saab
- Models
- 9000
- Model years
- 1987 to 1990
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Electrical
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 948
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
NOTE: VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION rnRESIDUE ON THE CIRCUIT CARD MAY CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE BACK-UP LAMP CIRCUIT AND EVENTUAL OVERHEATING OF THE COMBINATION SAFETY/BACK-UP LAMP SWITCH ASSEMBLY. IF THIS SHOULD OCCUR, SMOKE OR POSSIBLY A FIRE MIGHT DEVELOP FROM THE CENTER CONSOLE AREA IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. rnCORRECTION: AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT, INCLUDING A RELAY, WILL BE ADDED TO THE BACK-UP LAMP CIRCUIT. THIS WILL REDUCE THE MAXIMUM ELECTRIC CURRENT THAT CAN FLOW THROUGH THE COMBINATION SWITCH IN THE GEAR SELECTOR.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1990042.