NHTSA Campaign 05V288000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID
NHTSA campaign 05V288000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: fluid. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 05V288000 with NHTSA on June 16, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V288000, NHTSA lists up to 6,698 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 1, 2001 and June 30, 2003.
The 05V288000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V288000 were scheduled from July 12, 2005, 26 days after the report.
05V288000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2003–2005.
Owners of the model years 05V288000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the service brakes, hydraulic, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V288000 vehicles, the 2004 Chevrolet Kodiak has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V288000 ranks 159 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 05V288000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 25 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 05V288000 was 05V156000, reported on April 20, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN 2003-2005 MODEL YEAR 4500/5500 SERIES CHEVROLET KODIAK, SCHOOL BUS CHASSIS, AND GMC TOPKICK VEHICLES; AND 2003-2004 MODEL YEAR GMC SCHOOL BUS CHASSIS VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN 8.1L ENGINE AND HYDROMAX BRAKE SYSTEM. THE POWER STEERING HOSE MAY COME INTO CONTACT WITH A PORTION OF THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. A HOLE COULD BE WORN IN THE HOSE AND A LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID WOULD OCCUR.
- The risk
- IF THERE IS SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF FLUID LOSS, THE DRIVER WILL HEAR A NOISE FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND WARNING TONE WILL ACTIVATE. INCREASED EFFORT MAY BE REQUIRED FOR STEERING AND BRAKING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- GM WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND DEALERS WILL REROUTE THE POWER STEERING HOSE. IF THE STEEL BRAIDING OF THE HOSE IS EXPOSED, DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE HOSE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 12, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 866-996-9463.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 05051.
Reported June 16, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V288000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V288000, 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: June 16, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted