NHTSA Campaign 00V232008
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
NHTSA campaign 00V232008 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, air: antilock. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 00V232008 with NHTSA on September 7, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V232008, NHTSA lists up to 30,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 1, 2000 and August 31, 2000.
Owner notification letters for 00V232008 were scheduled from December 14, 2000, 98 days after the report.
00V232008 covers 2 models from GMC and Chevrolet, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V232008 ranks 114 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 00V232008, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 4 other recalls on the service brakes, air on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES, MEDIUM DUTY TRUCKS AND TRACTORS BUILT WITH BENDIX AIR ABS WITH AN EC-17 1030R ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU), THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSED BY 1) CHAFED ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WIRES ON ROTATING PARTS OR 2) A DAMAGED COMPONENT AT THE WHEEL END THAT GENERATES A CERTAIN TYPE OF ERRATIC SENSOR SIGNAL.
- The risk
- THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE ABS ECU TO EXHAUST THE AIR AT THE AIR BRAKE MODULATORS FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE WHEELS. THIS COULD RESULT IN EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCES AND A POSSIBLE CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ABS ECU.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 14, 2000 FOR THE B7 SERIES SCHOOL BUSES AND ON MARCH 15, 2001, FOR THE MEDIUM DUTY TRUCKS AND TRACTORS. 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 1-800-222-1022 OR GMC AT 1-800-462-8782.
Reported September 7, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V232008 (2)
GMC (1)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V232008, 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: September 7, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted