Recall 00V374000: 1999 Saturn EV1 and 1 other model

Report received

Nov 13, 2000

Manufacturer

General motors corp.

Potentially affected

492vehicles

Model years

1998–1999

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Vehicle description: electric passenger vehicles and pickup trucks containing a nickel metal hydride (nimh) battery pack. These vehicles contain software within the battery pack module intended to disable the vehicle from being driven if the electrical resistance with the battery pack exceeds a prescribed value. Affected vehicles will illuminate the "service now" and "reduced performance" telltales and continue to function in a reduced performance model instead of being disabled.

Possible consequence

If the telltales are ignored and the affected vehicle continues to be driven, heat could build up and a fire could result.

Remedy

Dealers will install revised software in the battery pack module.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 1998 Chevrolet S10613 complaints
• 1999 Saturn EV10 complaints