NHTSA Campaign 04V524000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
NHTSA campaign 04V524000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: turn signal. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 04V524000 with NHTSA on November 1, 2004; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 04V524000, NHTSA lists up to 256,025 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 2002 and August 31, 2003.
The 04V524000 report reached NHTSA 14 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V524000 were scheduled from January 18, 2005, 78 days after the report.
04V524000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and Pontiac, model years 2003.
Owners of the model years 04V524000 covers have filed at least 82 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V524000 vehicles, the 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier has the most (57).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V524000 ranks 36 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 04V524000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 18 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 04V524000 was 03V327000, reported on August 28, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE REAR LAMPS THAT PROVIDE STOP AND TURN SIGNALS AND TAIL LAMP FUNCTIONS STOP WORKING BECAUSE OF INADEQUATE CONTACT BETWEEN THE BULB AND SOCKET. IN ADDITION, IF ONE BULBS WERE TO BECOME INOPERATIVE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING IN CRUISE CONTROL, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD DISENGAGE WHEN THE REMAINING BULB WAS ACTIVATED. IF BOTH LAMPS WERE TO BECOME INOPERATIVE, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE.
- The risk
- AN INOPERATIVE BRAKE LAMP WILL NOT CONVEY THE DRIVER'S INTENTION OF STOPPING TO DRIVERS IN FOLLOWING VEHICLES, AND AN INOPERATIVE REAR TURN SIGNAL LAMP WILL NOT CONVEY THE DRIVER'S INTENTION TO TURN TO DRIVERS IN FOLLOWING VEHICLES. BOTH OF THESE FAILURES CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR LAMP BULB SOCKET ASSEMBLIES AND APPLY GREASE OR REPLACE THEM IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 18, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 04083.
Reported November 1, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V524000 (2)
Chevrolet (1)
Pontiac (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V524000, 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: November 1, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted