NHTSA Campaign 05V043000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
NHTSA campaign 05V043000 covers 18 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 05V043000 with NHTSA on February 8, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V043000, NHTSA lists up to 77,411 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 1, 2004 and April 30, 2004.
The 05V043000 report reached NHTSA 9 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V043000 were scheduled from March 23, 2005, 43 days after the report.
05V043000 covers 9 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2004–2005.
Owners of the model years 05V043000 covers have filed at least 199 complaints naming the service brakes, hydraulic, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V043000 vehicles, the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado has the most (84).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V043000 ranks 71 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 05V043000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 25 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 05V043000 was 04V525000, reported on November 3, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, AND VANS EQUIPPED WITH BOSCH HYDRO-BOOST BRAKE ASSEMBLIES, THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER PRESSURE ACCUMULATOR MAY CRACK AND SEPARATE FROM THE HYDRO-BOOST ASSEMBLY DURING NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS.
- The risk
- IF A SEPARATION OCCURRED AND THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WERE OPEN, FRAGMENTS FROM THE ACCUMULATOR COULD CAUSE INJURY TO PEOPLE IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA. THE PRESENCE OF THIS CRACK OR FRACTURED SURFACE COULD ALLOW THE HYDRAULIC FLUID TO LEAK FROM THE ACCUMULATOR CIRCUIT OF THE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY. THE LOSS OF FLUID WOULD CAUSE INCREASED STEERING AND BRAKING EFFORT AND A CRASH MAY OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL TEST THE HYDRO-BOOST ASSEMBLY FOR FUNCTIONAL OPERATION OF THE TWO-FUNCTION VALVE. IF THE HYDRO-BOOST ASSEMBLY FAILS THE TEST, DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 23, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC TRUCKS AT 1-866-996-9463 AND HUMMER AT 1-800-732-5493.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 05006.
Reported February 8, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V043000 (18)
Chevrolet (10)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V043000, 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: February 8, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted