NHTSA Campaign 04V045000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
NHTSA campaign 04V045000 covers 24 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 04V045000 with NHTSA on February 4, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V045000, NHTSA lists up to 68,875 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 1, 2003 and June 30, 2003.
The 04V045000 report reached NHTSA 7 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V045000 were scheduled from June 18, 2004, 135 days after the report.
04V045000 covers 12 models from Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2003–2004.
Owners of the model years 04V045000 covers have filed at least 463 complaints naming the service brakes, hydraulic, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V045000 vehicles, the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado has the most (130).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V045000 ranks 78 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 04V045000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 25 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 04V045000 was 03V331000, reported on September 12, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, PICKUP TRUCKS, AND PASSENGER VANS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 135, ?PASSENGER CAR BRAKE SYSTEMS.? SOME OF THESE VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH AN OUT-OF-SPECIFICATION BRAKE HYDRO-BOOST HOUSING RELIEF VALVE BORE.
- The risk
- CONSEQUENTLY, THE VALVE O-RING SEAL MAY FRACTURE. STEERING EFFORTS MAY BE SLIGHTLY INCREASED WHILE BRAKING OR PARKING. UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS, A FRACTURED SEAL MAY REQUIRE A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL EFFORT TO ACHIEVE THE SAME VEHICLE DECELERATION RATE AS PRIOR TO THE SEAT FRACTURE.
- The fix
- DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE HYDRO-BOOST RELIEF VALVE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 18, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339; CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438; GMC AT 1-866-996-9463; OR HUMMER AT 1-866-486-6376.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 04004.
Reported February 4, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V045000 (24)
Chevrolet (10)
GMC (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V045000, 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: February 4, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted