General Motors recalls 1.3 million older cars for fire hazard

General Motors Co stated it is recalling around 1.3 million older sedans and coupes in the United States to fix oil leaks that posture a fire risk.

The company said decreases of oil may be transferred on the hot exhaust manifold through hard braking, perhaps leading to engine area fires.

The recall influences autos from 1997 to 2004 model years, GM claimed, including that it was aware of post-repair fires in some cars yet no casualties or crashes.

The business stated 19 small injuries associated with the oil leakage had been reported in the last six years.

GM stated it has records of 1,345 fires in cars that were repaired under 2 previous recalls for the very same problem.

Impacted designs include 1997-2004 Pontiac Grand Prix, 2000-2004 Chevrolet Impala, 1998-1999 Chevrolet Lumina as well as 1998-2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 1998-1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue as well as 1997-2004 Buick Regal.

Including Canada, Mexico as well as “exports”, the overall number of affected automobiles has to do with 1.4 million, GM claimed.

GM’s shares were decreased by 2.2 percent at $34.89 in morning trade on Tuesday.