Buick Century (1986): Electrical system
Recall 85V122000 · Oct 4, 1985 · General Motors Corp.
772
vehicles affected
772
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 85V122000
- Date
- Oct 4, 1985
- Maker
- General Motors Corp.
- Units affected
- 772
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Electrical system > Alternator/generator/regulator
- Model years
- 1986
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Fire
What is wrong
THE GENERATOR "BAT" TERMINAL LOCATED ON THE RECTIFIER END FRAME MAY CONTACT THE CARBURETOR FUEL INLET PIPE. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THE "BAT" STUD MAY RUB THROUGH THE TERMINAL BOOT AND CONTACT THE FUEL PIPE WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE AND CAUSE BURN INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
OBTAIN CLEARANCE BETWEEN FUEL PIPE AND GENERATOR "BAT" TERMINAL BY ROTATING THE RECTIFIER END FRAME.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 1 model year in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 85V122000?
1 model: Buick Century (1986), about 772 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 85V122000?
OBTAIN CLEARANCE BETWEEN FUEL PIPE AND GENERATOR "BAT" TERMINAL BY ROTATING THE RECTIFIER END FRAME.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.