Chevrolet Kodiak C6500, Kodiak C7500, Kodiak C8500, Topkick C8500, Topkick C7500, Topkick C6500. Published by Transport Canada as 2002180 on 2 October 2002. System: Electrical.
What the notice says On certain trucks equipped with the optional Caterpillar Diesel Engine (LG5), the battery cable could come in contact with the exhaust pipe. The conduit and the nylon cable coating could degrade to the point where the copper wire strands of the cable are exposed. If the cable strands contacted the exhaust pipe, the …
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2002180
- Recall date
- 2 October 2002
- Make
- Chevrolet, GMC
- Models
- Kodiak C6500, Kodiak C7500, Kodiak C8500, Topkick C8500, Topkick C7500, Topkick C6500
- Model years
- 2003
- Vehicle class
- Truck - Med. & H.D.
- System
- Electrical
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 6
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain trucks equipped with the optional Caterpillar Diesel Engine (LG5), the battery cable could come in contact with the exhaust pipe. The conduit and the nylon cable coating could degrade to the point where the copper wire strands of the cable are exposed. If the cable strands contacted the exhaust pipe, the short circuit could cause the battery cable coatings to ignite and possibly lead to an engine compartment fire. Correction: Dealers will inspect the battery cable for proper routing and reroute the cable if necessary.
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 2002180.
Chevrolet elsewhere in this register
Chevrolet is named on 880 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2002166 · 20 September 2002 · Yukon, Tahoe, Escalade · Seats And Restraints
- 2002211 · 15 November 2002 · Express, Savana · Suspension
- 2002225 · 22 November 2002 · Savana, Express · Steering
- 2002151 · 13 August 2002 · Envoy, Silhouette, Venture · Airbag
- 2002234 · 4 December 2002 · Monte Carlo, Lumina Car, Silhouette · Airbag
- 2002237 · 12 December 2002 · Express, Savana · Steering
- 2002141 · 26 July 2002 · Kodiak 4500, Topkick 4500 · Suspension
- 2002121 · 3 July 2002 · Topkick C6, Kodiak C7, Topkick C7 · Fuel System
The same system: Electrical
686 notices in this register name Electrical. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2002213 · 15 November 2002 · Focus · Electrical
- 2002117 · 24 June 2002 · I30, Maxima, Q45 · Electrical
- 2002021 · 8 February 2002 · Xl2-40 Motorhome, Xl2-45 Motorhome · Electrical
- 2002019 · 1 February 2002 · T800, W900 · Electrical
- 2002015 · 25 January 2002 · H3-41 Coach, H3-45 Vip, H3-45 Coach · Electrical
- 2002014 · 22 January 2002 · D40lf · Electrical
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Chevrolet: 928 in the register, and 246 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2002.
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