NHTSA Campaign 05V099000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 05V099000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: brake lights: switch. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 05V099000 with NHTSA on March 14, 2005; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 05V099000, NHTSA lists up to 77,055 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 1, 2001 and August 31, 2001.
The 05V099000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V099000 were scheduled from April 13, 2005, 30 days after the report.
05V099000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2001–2002.
Owners of the model years 05V099000 covers have filed at least 23 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V099000 vehicles, the 2001 Chevrolet Astro has the most (19).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V099000 ranks 72 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 05V099000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 18 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 05V099000 was 04V560000, reported on November 22, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH MAY DEVELOP AN OPEN CIRCUIT CONDITION IN THE STOP LAMP OR HAZARD LAMP CIRCUIT THAT RESULTS IN THE STOP LAMPS AND HAZARD LAMPS BEING INOPERATIVE.
- The risk
- THE LOSS OF STOP LAMPS AND REAR HAZARD LAMPS COULD FAIL TO WARN A FOLLOWING DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE IS BRAKING AND/OR IS STOPPED AND COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HAZARD WARNING FLASHER SWITCH AND APPLY SPECIAL GREASE TO THE CONTACTS AT THE TIME OF INSTALLATION OF THE MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE REPAIR WOULD BE USED IN VEHICLES IN WHICH THE HAZARD SLIDER BUTTON IS STILL MOVABLE. IF A VEHICLE HAS A HAZARD SLIDER BUTTON THAT IS NOT MOVABLE (FROZEN), THE ENTIRE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WILL BE REPLACED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 13, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 05013.
Reported March 14, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V099000 (4)
Chevrolet (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V099000, 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: March 14, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted