NHTSA Campaign 03V327000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 03V327000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: hazard flashing warning lights: switch. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 03V327000 with NHTSA on August 28, 2003; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 03V327000, NHTSA lists up to 670,740 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 1, 2000 and June 23, 2000.
The 03V327000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V327000 were scheduled from February 5, 2004, 161 days after the report.
03V327000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and Pontiac, model years 2000–2001.
Owners of the model years 03V327000 covers have filed at least 604 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 03V327000 vehicles, the 2000 Chevrolet Malibu has the most (241).
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V327000 ranks 15 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 03V327000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 18 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 03V327000 was 03V217000, reported on June 10, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE HAZARD WARNING SWITCHES THAT MAY EXPERIENCE SOLDER JOINT CRACKING CAUSED BY RAPID TEMPERATURE TRANSITIONS AND THE SOLDERING PROCESS. IF SOLDER JOINT CRACKING OCCURS AND RESULTS IN AN OPEN CIRCUIT, THE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LAMPS BECOME INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE.
- The risk
- WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS ARE INOPERATIVE, THE DRIVER CANNOT USE THEM TO SIGNAL INTENT TO TURN THAT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 5, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 03043.
Reported August 28, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V327000 (4)
Chevrolet (2)
Pontiac (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V327000, 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 28, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted