NHTSA Campaign 04V151000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
NHTSA campaign 04V151000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 04V151000 with NHTSA on March 29, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V151000, NHTSA lists up to 11,375 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 1, 2003 and January 31, 2004.
The 04V151000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V151000 were scheduled from May 10, 2004, 42 days after the report.
04V151000 covers 1 model from Cadillac, model years 2004.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V151000 ranks 143 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 04V151000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 25 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 04V151000 was 04V123000, reported on March 10, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ALL WHEEL DRIVE, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) MAY IMPROPERLY TEMPORARILY ISOLATE THE DRIVER FROM THE FOUNDATION BRAKE SYSTEM FOR A MAXIMUM OF 1.25 SECONDS.
- The risk
- THIS CAN CAUSE IN AN INCREASE IN BRAKING DISTANCE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ABS TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM CONTROLLER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON MAY 10, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 04018.
Reported March 29, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V151000 (1)
Cadillac (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V151000, 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 29, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted