NHTSA Campaign 04V320000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
NHTSA campaign 04V320000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 04V320000 with NHTSA on July 6, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V320000, NHTSA lists up to 1,792 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 18, 2004 and May 25, 2004.
The 04V320000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V320000 were scheduled from August 19, 2004, 44 days after the report.
04V320000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2004.
Owners of the model years 04V320000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V320000 vehicles, the 2004 GMC Savana has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V320000 ranks 191 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 04V320000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 15 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 04V320000 was 04V302000, reported on June 30, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN VANS WERE BUILT WITH A TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE ASSEMBLY THAT MAY SEPARATE. IF THE CABLE ASSEMBLY SEPARATES, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER POSITION AND THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR MAY NO LONGER CORRELATE.
- The risk
- IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, THE VEHICLE COULD MOVE IN A DIRECTION NOT ANTICIPATED BY THE DRIVER, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE ASSEMBLY, AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE IT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 19, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 04061.
Reported July 6, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V320000 (2)
Chevrolet (1)
GMC (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V320000, 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: July 6, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted