NHTSA Campaign 04V525000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 04V525000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 04V525000 with NHTSA on November 3, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V525000, NHTSA lists up to 5,225 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 2004 and August 31, 2004.
The 04V525000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V525000 were scheduled from January 18, 2005, 76 days after the report.
04V525000 covers 2 models from Cadillac and Chevrolet, model years 2004–2005.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V525000 ranks 168 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 04V525000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 25 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 04V525000 was 04V287000, reported on June 23, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH ONE OR BOTH REAR BRAKE HYDRAULIC LINES THAT CAN COME IN CONTACT WITH OR BE AFFECTED BY HEAT FROM THE LEFT ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND THE LEFT EXHAUST PIPE. THE BRAKE FLUID COULD REACH ELEVATED TEMPERATURES AND BOIL.
- The risk
- IF THE BRAKE FLUID BOILS IN A REAR BRAKE LINE, THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD BE REDUCED WHICH COULD RESULT IN A BRAKE LINE LEAK AND LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. IF ENOUGH FLUID LEAKS FROM THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM SO THAT BRAKE PEDAL APPLICATION CAN NO LONGER BUILD PRESSURE TO THE REAR BRAKES. THE OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE WILL EXPERIENCE LIMITED BRAKING WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL (1) INSPECT THE LEFT ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CLIP FOR PROPER ALIGNMENT AND PLACEMENT ON THE BODY-MOUNTED STUD. IF INCORRECT, THEY WILL REPOSITION THE CLIP ON THE BRAKE LINES AND REINSTALL THE CLIP ON THE STUD; (2) THE DEALER WILL VERIFY THAT BOTH REAR BRAKE LINES HAVE THE PROPER CLEARANCE TO THE LEFT EXHAUST PIPE. THEY WILL REPOSITION THE LINES BY BENDING AS NECESSARY; (3) DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE MACHINING TAB FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING. ALSO, DEALERS ARE TO INSPECT THE BRAKE LINES FOR WEAR IN THESE RELATED AREAS AND REPAIR OR REPLACE IF THERE IS ANY SIGN OF WEAR-THROUGH ON THE NYLON OVERCOATING. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 18, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2239 OR CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438.
- Notes
- GENERAL MOTORS RECALL NO. 04086.
Reported November 3, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V525000 (3)
Cadillac (2)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V525000, 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 3, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted