GM recalls 200K more SUVs for fire risk

USA TODAY: General Motors is recalling nearly 200,000 midsize SUVs because the master power door and window module in the driver’s door can short out and catch fire.

Because the risk is serious enough — and can happen when the truck is not in use — GM says owners should park the trucks outdoors until the module is repaired, according to documents posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The recall expands — after talks with the NHTSA — a GM recall last August of 249,260 of the same trucks, but only those sold or registered in 20 Snow Belt states where salt is used on the roads… (more)

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