NHTSA Campaign 05V198000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
NHTSA campaign 05V198000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: turn signal. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 05V198000 with NHTSA on May 5, 2005; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 05V198000, NHTSA lists up to 286,478 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 2003 and July 31, 2003.
The 05V198000 report reached NHTSA 21 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V198000 were scheduled from August 4, 2005, 91 days after the report.
05V198000 covers 3 models from Chevrolet, GMC and Buick, model years 2003–2004.
Owners of the model years 05V198000 covers have filed at least 238 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V198000 vehicles, the 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer has the most (101).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V198000 ranks 30 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 05V198000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 18 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 05V198000 was 05V099000, reported on March 14, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE DRIVER WISHING TO SIGNAL A TURN BY MOVING THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL LEVER, (UP OR DOWN) MAY CAUSE THE FRONT MARKER/TURN LIGHTS AND REAR TURN LIGHTS TO FLASH IN A MANNER SIMILAR TO HAZARD WARNING, RATHER THAN FLASHING ON THE DESIRED SIDE ONLY.
- The risk
- THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CLEARLY SIGNAL THEIR INTENTIONS TO TURN, CHANGE TRAVEL LANES, OR POTENTIALLY WARN OTHERS OF AN IMPAIRED VEHICLE OPERATING CONDITION INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SUSPECT FLASHER MODULES WITH A NEW FLASHER MODULE DESIGNED WITH SEALED RELAYS AND MORE DURABLE CONTACT MATERIAL INSIDE OF THE RELAYS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 4, 2005. ISUZU BEGAN MAILING OWNER LETTERS ON AUGUST 4, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463, ISUZU AT 1-800-255-6727, BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, AND OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 05044.
Reported May 5, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V198000 (5)
Chevrolet (2)
GMC (2)
Buick (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V198000, 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: May 5, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted