NHTSA Campaign 00V343000
STRUCTURE:BODY
NHTSA campaign 00V343000 covers 7 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the structure: body. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 00V343000 with NHTSA on October 25, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V343000, NHTSA lists up to 35,659 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 1, 2000 and July 31, 2000.
The 00V343000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V343000 were scheduled from November 16, 2000, 22 days after the report.
00V343000 covers 4 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2000–2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V343000 ranks 104 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 00V343000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 17 other recalls on the structure on this site; the one before 00V343000 was 00V140000, reported on May 18, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE LOOSE OR MISSING REAR WHEELHOUSE PLUGS. UNDER CERTAIN VEHICLE OPERATING CONDITIONS, EXHAUST GASES CAN FLOW FORWARD AND ACCUMULATE IN THE REAR WHEELHOUSE.
- The risk
- THESE GASES COULD FLOW INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT IF THE PLUG IS MISSING OR LOOSE AND COULD CAUSE POSSIBLE ILLNESS, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, OR DEATH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE FOR LOOSE OR MISSING WHEELHOUSE PLUGS AND INSTALL NEW PLUGS IF NECESSARY.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 16, 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 October 25, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V343000 (7)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V343000, 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: October 25, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted