Investigations
ENGINE WIRING HARNESS ROUTING
NHTSA SQ SQ94015 - closed, opened 1994-03-11.
NHTSA investigation SQ94015 is a SQ opened on 1994-03-11 and currently closed. The subject is tracked inside the Office of Defects Investigation queue. Latest activity on this investigation was logged on 1994-03-21 - NHTSA updates that field whenever an Information Request goes out, a supplement is filed, or a status change is recorded in the public docket.
Investigators summarized the matter as follows: "THIS CONDITION POSES NO SAFETY-RELATED CONSEQUENCE IF THE IDENTIFIED WIRING HARNESS WERE TO CONTACT THE EXHAUST SHIELD. ONLY ONE MONTH OF PRODUCTION WAS INVOLVED IN THIS CAMPAIGN. THE SUBJECT WIRING HARNESS CONTAINS THE..." Investigations are the early-warning layer of the federal auto-safety system, sitting upstream of formal recalls and defect orders. Whether this one closes without action or escalates into an Engineering Analysis, the full history stays in the ODI archive so researchers, litigators, and buyers can pull the paper trail at any time.
Investigation Summary
THIS CONDITION POSES NO SAFETY-RELATED CONSEQUENCE IF THE IDENTIFIED WIRING HARNESS WERE TO CONTACT THE EXHAUST SHIELD. ONLY ONE MONTH OF PRODUCTION WAS INVOLVED IN THIS CAMPAIGN. THE SUBJECT WIRING HARNESS CONTAINS THE GROUND WIRES FOR THE ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE SENSOR, O2 SENSOR, KNOCK SENSOR, AND THE OIL LEVEL SENSOR. ALL SENSORS INVOLVED OPERATE AT A VERY LOW VOLTAGE (LESS THAN 1 V). THE ONLY REPORTED ADVERSE EFFECT IF THE HARNESS WERE TO CONTACT THE EXHAUSE SHIELD, WOULD BE THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ERRATIC DASH GAUGE MOVEMENT. THIS SQ IS CLOSED.
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