NHTSA Campaign 00V201000
INTERIOR LIGHTING
NHTSA campaign 00V201000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the interior lighting. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 00V201000 with NHTSA on July 20, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V201000, NHTSA lists up to 28 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 1999 and November 30, 1999.
The 00V201000 report reached NHTSA 8 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V201000 were scheduled from September 14, 2000, 56 days after the report.
00V201000 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V201000 ranks 248 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 00V201000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 1 other recall on the interior lighting on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE BI-FUEL OPTION FAIL TO COMPLY WITH FMVSS NO. 101, "CONTROL LOCATION, IDENTIFICATION, AND ILLUMINATION." THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS IN THESE VEHICLES ARE AT FULL ILLUMINATION LEVELS AND CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. THE STANDARD REQUIRES AT LEAST TWO LEVELS OF ILLUMINATION.
- The risk
- THIS COULD MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO SEE OBJECTS OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TYPE INDICATOR SWITCH ASSEMBLY, WHICH INCLUDES THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATION CONTROL.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 14, 2000. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020.
Reported July 20, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V201000 (1)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V201000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: July 20, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted