Buick Lucerne, Dts, H2, Avalanche, Escalade Esv, Suburban. Published by Transport Canada as 2010189 on 7 June 2010. System: Accessories.
What the notice says On certain vehicles equipped with a Heated Washer Fluid System (HWFS), a short circuit on the printed circuit board for the washer fluid heater may overheat the control-circuit ground wire. A repair was implemented in a recall in 2008, however, there have been new reports of thermal incidents on heated washer fluid …
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Buick LUCERNE in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. Buick LUCERNE is named on 2 American notices and 3 Israeli. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
The American register
The Israeli register
Nothing here says any of these is this notice in another country. A model recalled in one country is often recalled in another, in different words and at a different time, and the authorities do not cross-reference each other. Reading them together is the reason this site holds more than one register.
What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2010189
- Recall date
- 7 June 2010
- Make
- Buick, Cadillac, Hummer, Chevrolet, GMC, Saturn
- Models
- Lucerne, DTS, H2, Avalanche, Escalade Esv, Suburban, Acadia, Outlook, Yukon, Sierra, Silverado, Yukon XL, Escalade, Escalade Ext, Tahoe, CTS, Enclave, Traverse
- Model years
- 2006 to 2009
- Vehicle class
- Light Truck & Van
- System
- Accessories
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 99,000
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles equipped with a Heated Washer Fluid System (HWFS), a short circuit on the printed circuit board for the washer fluid heater may overheat the control-circuit ground wire. A repair was implemented in a recall in 2008, however, there have been new reports of thermal incidents on heated washer fluid system modules after this improvement was installed. This situation may cause some minor distortion, but also could lead to melting of the plastic around the heated washer fluid system, or cause a fire. Correction: Dealers will permanently disable and remove the heated washer fluid module. An updated page will be provided and inserted in the Owner Manual to document the removal of the feature.
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 2010189.
Buick elsewhere in this register
Buick is named on 326 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2010252 · 28 July 2010 · Regal · Label
- 2010276 · 16 August 2010 · Enclave, Outlook, Acadia · Seats And Restraints
- 2010385 · 4 November 2010 · DTS, Lucerne · Electrical
- 2011103 · 4 March 2011 · SRX, Lacrosse · Heater And Defroster
- 2011284 · 4 August 2011 · Lacrosse · Electrical
- 2009105 · 8 April 2009 · Regal, Grand Prix, Intrigue · Engine
- 2009076 · 11 March 2009 · Outlook, G6, HHR · Other
- 2008424 · 25 November 2008 · Traverse, Enclave, Acadia · Seats And Restraints
The same system: Accessories
734 notices in this register name Accessories. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2010218 · 1 July 2010 · All American School Bus, Vision School Bus · Accessories
- 2010140 · 29 April 2010 · H3, H3t · Accessories
- 2010124 · 19 April 2010 · Tundra, Highlander Hybrid, Highlander · Accessories
- 2010094 · 29 March 2010 · Tm61-Wa80-Eb4 · Accessories
- 2010296 · 2 September 2010 · 24dbs, 19rb, 220rb · Accessories
- 2010301 · 8 September 2010 · Pathfinder, Xterra, Frontier · Accessories
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This notice names one vehicle among several registers that have written about it. Every notice this site holds for the Cadillac Escalade Esv, in all seven, is kept on that vehicle's own page, with the newest in each.
This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Buick: 326 in the register, and 468 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2010.
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