NHTSA Campaign 03V217000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NHTSA campaign 03V217000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 03V217000 with NHTSA on June 10, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V217000, NHTSA lists up to 50,225 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 2002 and January 31, 2003.
The 03V217000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V217000 were scheduled from July 21, 2003, 41 days after the report.
03V217000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2003.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V217000 ranks 86 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 03V217000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 18 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 03V217000 was 02V107000, reported on April 10, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN VANS HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH WATER MAY ENTER AND CORRODE THE REAR LICENSE PLATE LAMP SOCKET. IF THE LAMP SOCKET WERE TO CORRODE, THE REAR LICENSE PLATE LAMP MAY OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL, AND THE LEFT REAR TAIL LAMP MAY BECOME INOPERATIVE. THE TEMPERATURE OF THE LICENSE PLATE LAMP SOCKET COULD INCREASE TO THE POINT THAT IT MAY BEGIN TO SOFTEN AND MELT.
- The risk
- IF THE SOCKET ASSEMBLY WERE TO REACH THE POINT OF MELTING, THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE MAY NOTICE AN ODOR AND SMOKE AT THE REAR DOORS OF THE VEHICLE. IF THIS ODOR AND SMOKE WERE IGNORED, THE PLASTIC COULD IGNITE AND A FIRE COULD OCCUR.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW SEALED REAR LICENSE PLATE LAMP SOCKET ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 21, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020 OR GMC AT 1-800-462-8782.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 03031.
Reported June 10, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V217000 (2)
Chevrolet (1)
GMC (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V217000, 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: June 10, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted