NHTSA Campaign 04V129000
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
NHTSA campaign 04V129000 covers 19 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the structure: body: tailgate: hinge and attachments. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 04V129000 with NHTSA on March 17, 2004; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 04V129000, NHTSA lists up to 3,662,211 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 2002 and July 31, 2003.
The 04V129000 report reached NHTSA 8 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V129000 were scheduled from September 18, 2004, 185 days after the report.
04V129000 covers 6 models from Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac, model years 2000–2004.
Owners of the model years 04V129000 covers have filed at least 310 complaints naming the structure, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V129000 vehicles, the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado has the most (94).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V129000 ranks 1 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 04V129000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 17 other recalls on the structure on this site; the one before 04V129000 was 04V002000, reported on January 6, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE GALVANIZED STEEL TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES THAT RETAIN THE TAILGATE IN THE FULL OPEN (HORIZONTAL) POSITION MAY CORRODE, WEAKEN, AND EVENTUALLY FRACTURE. IF BOTH CABLES FRACTURED, THE TAILGATE WOULD SUDDENLY DROP AND STRIKE THE TOP SURFACE OF THE REAR BUMPER.
- The risk
- ANYONE SITTING OR STANDING ON THE HORIZONTAL SURFACE OF THE TAILGATE WHEN BOTH CABLES FRACTURED COULD BE INJURED BY FALLING FROM THE TAILGATE. ON VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD THE BUMPER REMOVED, THE TAILGATE MAY DROP EVEN LOWER. ADDITIONALLY, IF THERE IS CARGO ON THE TAILGATE THE CARGO MAY FALL OFF IF THE SUPPORT CABLES FRACTURE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CABLES. INTERIM OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 7, 20004. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2004, WHEN REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE, AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH OCTOBER 29, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463, OR VISIT WWW.MYGMLINK.COM, AND ENTER YOUR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 04007.
Reported March 17, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V129000 (19)
Chevrolet (10)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V129000, 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: March 17, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted