NHTSA Campaign 04V046000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
NHTSA campaign 04V046000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the visibility: windshield wiper/washer. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 04V046000 with NHTSA on February 4, 2004; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 04V046000, NHTSA lists up to 581,394 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 1, 2000 and June 30, 2002.
The 04V046000 report reached NHTSA 19 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V046000 were scheduled from July 6, 2004, 153 days after the report.
04V046000 covers 4 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2002–2003.
Owners of the model years 04V046000 covers have filed at least 206 complaints naming the visibility, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V046000 vehicles, the 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer has the most (64).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V046000 ranks 16 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 04V046000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 9 other recalls on the visibility on this site; the one before 04V046000 was 04V004000, reported on January 5, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES HAVE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEMS THAT WILL NOT TURN ON, CEASE OPERATION WHILE IN USE, FAIL TO TURN OFF/ON BY THEMSELVES (MOISTURE SENSITIVE WIPER SYSTEM), OR HAVE CONTINUOUS WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP OPERATION BECAUSE THE PRESENCE OF WATER WITHIN THE WIPER MODULES CAN EITHER CAUSE A SHORT CIRCUIT OR CAN LEAD TO THE CORROSION OF COMPONENTS WITHIN THE MODULE.
- The risk
- DEPENDING ON THE OCCURRENCE AND WEATHER SITUATION, DRIVER VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL COVER THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE VENT HOLE WITH A PATCH. ALSO, THE WIPER MOTOR, CIRCUIT BOARD, AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WILL BE INSPECTED TO SIGNS OF WATER INTRUSION AND/OR CORROSION AND BE REPLACED AS REQUIRED. THE RECALL BEGAN JULY 6, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438; OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537; OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 04005.
Reported February 4, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V046000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V046000, 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