NHTSA Campaign 04V527000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
NHTSA campaign 04V527000 covers 10 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: brake lights. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 04V527000 with NHTSA on November 1, 2004; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 04V527000, NHTSA lists up to 871,473 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 2003 and August 31, 2003.
The 04V527000 report reached NHTSA 14 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V527000 were scheduled from November 22, 2004, 21 days after the report.
04V527000 covers 4 models from Chevrolet, GMC and Buick, model years 2002–2004.
Owners of the model years 04V527000 covers have filed at least 426 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V527000 vehicles, the 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer has the most (143).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V527000 ranks 11 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 04V527000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 18 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 04V527000 was 03V327000, reported on August 28, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, VIBRATION AND HEAT MAY CAUSE THE TAIL LAMP/STOP LAMP BULB TO LOOSEN IN ITS SOCKET. IF THIS OCCURS, THE BULB MAY FLICKER AND EVENTUALLY BECOME INOPERATIVE.
- 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 TAIL LAMP/STOP LAMP ASSEMBLIES, AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THEM. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 22, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537, BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 04087.
Reported November 1, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V527000 (10)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V527000, 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