GM rappelle 1,5 millions de véhicules

L'autre fabricant automobile sous la tutelle du gouvernement américain, General Motors, procède à son tour a un rappel de 1,5 millions de véhicules, à cause d'un risque d'incendie dans le dispositif chauffant le liquide lave-vitres.

Comme pour le rappel de 600 000 voitures annoncé par Chrysler hier, je me pose la question: ou sont les médias? Et l'hystérie?

Ou bien serait-ce possible que le fait que le gouvernement américain possède le contrôle de Chrysler et GM incite nos valeureux médias à ne pas mettre trop d'emphase sur ces 'incidents'?

Via Reuters:

GM recalls 1.5 million vehicles on fire risk

12:38pm EDT

DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co on Tuesday announced a recall of about 1.5 million trucks, crossovers and cars from model years 2006-2009 because the unit that heats the windshield washer fluid could catch fire.

Jeff Boyer, GM director for safety, said GM will remove the unit that heats washer fluid, because the supplier who made the module has stopped manufacturing, leaving no chance to design an improved unit.

GM will pay each customer $100 when the heated fluid module is removed at dealerships, Boyer said. The washer is a feature to allow larger vehicles to better eliminate ice and snow on windshields.

The models involved include the 2007-2009 model year Chevrolet Silverado 3500 pickup truck, Avalanche, Suburban and Tahoe; Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV and Escalade EXT; GMC Acadia, Sierra, Yukon and Yukon XL; and the Saturn Outlook.

The recall also covers the 2009 Chevrolet Traverse, the 2008-2009 Buick Enclave and Cadillac CTS, and the 2006-2009 Buick Lucerne, Cadillac DTS and Hummer H2.

GM in 2009 dropped the Hummer and Saturn brands as part of its post-bankruptcy restructuring.