NHTSA Campaign 04V190000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
NHTSA campaign 04V190000 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 04V190000 with NHTSA on April 19, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V190000, NHTSA lists up to 65,439 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 1, 2000 and March 31, 2004.
The 04V190000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V190000 were scheduled from June 16, 2004, 58 days after the report.
04V190000 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2004.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V190000 ranks 79 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 04V190000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 25 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 04V190000 was 04V151000, reported on March 29, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- SOME OF THESE PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) THAT MAY CALCULATE A HIGHER THAN ACTUAL VEHICLE SPEED BECAUSE OF AN ERRATIC REAR-WHEEL SPEED SENSOR SIGNAL, AND CAUSE ABS ACTIVATION WHERE IT IS NOT NEEDED OR NEEDED ABS ACTIVATION TO BE EXTENDED DURING BRAKING AS THE VEHICLE SPEED DROPS TO ABOUT 3 MPH.
- The risk
- UNEXPECTED ABS ACTIVIATION COULD INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE UP TO ABOUT 11 FEET DPENDING ON THE GRADE OF THE ROAD, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ABS CONTROLLER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 16, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 04030.
Reported April 19, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V190000 (1)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V190000, 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: April 19, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted