NHTSA Campaign 03V096000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
NHTSA campaign 03V096000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring: interior/under dash. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 03V096000 with NHTSA on March 19, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V096000, NHTSA lists up to 314,300 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 1, 2000 and March 31, 2003.
Owner notification letters for 03V096000 were scheduled from May 29, 2003, 71 days after the report.
03V096000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2002.
Owners of the model years 03V096000 covers have filed at least 251 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 03V096000 vehicles, the 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer has the most (181).
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V096000 ranks 26 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 03V096000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 9 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 03V096000 was 02V267000, reported on October 1, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS NO. 101, "CONTROL LOCATION, IDENTIFICATION, AND ILLUMINATION" AND NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION." THESE VEHICLES HAVE AN INTERMITTENT CONDITION DURING VEHICLE START-UP IN WHICH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER MAY NOT PROPERLY POWER UP, RESULTING IN MOST OF THE DISPLAYS, TELLTALE LIGHTS, AND FUNCTIONS (EXCEPT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT, TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS, AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER BACKLIGHTING) BEING INOPERATIVE.
- The risk
- THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE STANDARD.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 29, 2003. 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 March 19, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V096000 (2)
Chevrolet (1)
GMC (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V096000, 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: March 19, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted