NHTSA Campaign 00V236000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA campaign 00V236000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 00V236000 with NHTSA on August 23, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V236000, NHTSA lists up to 12,603 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 1, 1998 and July 31, 1999.
The 00V236000 report reached NHTSA 13 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V236000 were scheduled from September 26, 2000, 34 days after the report.
00V236000 covers 2 models from GMC and Chevrolet, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V236000 ranks 141 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 00V236000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 15 other recalls on the power train on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MEDIUM DUTY TRUCKS. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID COULD LEAK FROM A HEAT DEGRADED TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER HOSE ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE.
- The risk
- THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER INLET HOSE AND OUTLET HOSE DESIGNED WITH A HEAT SLEEVE AND ENSURE ADEQUATE CLEARANCE TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM TAKE-DOWN PIPE. DEALERS WILL ALSO INSPECT THE RIGHT-HAND EXHAUST MANIFOLD SEAL FOR LEAKAGE, AND REPLACE IF NECESSARY.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BE CONDUCTED IN PHASES AND THE FIRST PHASE BEGAN SEPTEMBER 26, 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 OR GMC AT 1-800-462-8782.
Reported August 23, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V236000 (2)
GMC (1)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V236000, 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: August 23, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted