NHTSA Campaign 05V054000
SUSPENSION:REAR
NHTSA campaign 05V054000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: rear. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 05V054000 with NHTSA on February 14, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V054000, NHTSA lists up to 9,402 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 1, 2004 and January 31, 2005.
Owner notification letters for 05V054000 were scheduled from February 9, 2005.
05V054000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and Pontiac, model years 2005.
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V054000 ranks 150 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 05V054000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 8 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 05V054000 was 03V328000, reported on September 12, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH REAR SUSPENSION KNUCKLE BOLTS THAT ARE NOT TO SPECIFICATION AND COULD FRACTURE UNDER HIGH LOADS THAT CAN OCCUR IN SOME DRIVING CONDITIONS.
- The risk
- IF THE BOLT FRACTURE, THE REAR SUSPENSION LINKAGE COULD DETACH FROM THE KNUCKLE AND THE REAR WHEEL WOULD BE ABLE TO TURN INBOARD OR OUTBOARD. SUDDEN CHANGES IN VEHICLE HANDLING COULD OCCUR, PARTICULARLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS, AND THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH REAR SUSPENSION KNUCKLE BOLTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 9, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 05020.
Reported February 14, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V054000 (2)
Chevrolet (1)
Pontiac (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V054000, 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 14, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted