NHTSA Campaign 01V364000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 01V364000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: brake lights: switch. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 01V364000 with NHTSA on December 3, 2001; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 01V364000, NHTSA lists up to 506,377 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 1, 1999 and July 31, 2000.
The 01V364000 report reached NHTSA 16 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V364000 were scheduled from April 15, 2002, 133 days after the report.
01V364000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2000–2002.
Owners of the model years 01V364000 covers have filed at least 217 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 01V364000 vehicles, the 2000 Chevrolet Blazer has the most (79).
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V364000 ranks 20 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 01V364000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 18 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 01V364000 was 99V355000, reported on December 17, 1999.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH COULD DEVELOP AN OPEN CIRCUIT CONDITION THAT RESULTS IN THE STOP LAMPS AND THE REAR HAZARD LAMPS BECOMING INOPERATIVE. THE CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP AND TURN SIGNAL FUNCTIONS ARE NOT AFFECTED.
- The risk
- THE LOSS OF STOP LAMPS AND REAR HAZARD LAMPS COULD FAIL TO WARN A FOLLOWING DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE IS BRAKING AND/OR IS STOPPED AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HAZARD SWITCH CARRIER. OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BE CONDUCTED IN TWO PHASES. THE FIRST PHASE BEGAN APRIL 15, 2002, WITH MAILINGS TO OWNERS OF 2000 AND EARLY 2001 VEHICLES. THE SECOND MAILING PHASE WILL BE TO REMAINING 2001 AND 2002 VEHICLES. 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, GMC AT 1-800-462-8782, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537.
Reported December 3, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V364000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V364000, 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: December 3, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted