NHTSA Campaign 03V331000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 03V331000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 03V331000 with NHTSA on September 12, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V331000, NHTSA lists up to 59,528 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 1, 2002 and August 20, 2003.
The 03V331000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V331000 were scheduled from August 28, 2003.
03V331000 covers 1 model from Pontiac, model years 2004.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V331000 ranks 82 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 03V331000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 25 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 03V331000 was 03V151000, reported on April 23, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 135, "PASSENGER CAR BRAKING SYSTEMS." ON SOME OF THESE VEHICLES, THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE HOSE FITTING MAY NOT BE TIGHTENED PROPERLY, AND A BRAKE FLUID LEAK COULD OCCUR.
- The risk
- IF ENOUGH FLUID LEAKS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL BE LOWER THAN NORMAL, AND STOPPING DISTANCES WILL BE LONGER. IF THIS OCCURS WHEN STOPPING DISTANCE IS LIMITED, A CRASH COULD OCCUR.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE HOSE FITTING TO THE PROPER TORQUE SPECIFICATION, AND ADD BRAKE FLUID IF NECESSARY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 28, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 03045.
Reported September 12, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V331000 (1)
Pontiac (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V331000, 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: September 12, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted