NHTSA Campaign 05V379000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NHTSA campaign 05V379000 covers 18 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 05V379000 with NHTSA on August 29, 2005; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 05V379000, NHTSA lists up to 1,353,718 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 1, 2000 and July 31, 2001.
The 05V379000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V379000 were scheduled from September 22, 2005, 24 days after the report.
05V379000 covers 7 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2000–2002.
Owners of the model years 05V379000 covers have filed at least 2,174 complaints naming the service brakes, hydraulic, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V379000 vehicles, the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado has the most (450).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V379000 ranks 8 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 05V379000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 25 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 05V379000 was 05V288000, reported on June 16, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. THIS CONDITION IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN ENVIRONMENTALLY CORROSIVE AREAS. THIS RECALL WILL BE LAUNCHED IN THE "SALT BELT" STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ONLY.
- The risk
- THIS CAN CAUSE INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS ARE TO REMOVE THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND THOROUGHLY CLEAN THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR MOUNTING SURFACE ON THE BEARING, APPLY RUST INHIBITOR TO THE CLEANED SURFACE, GREASE THE MOUNTING SURFACE, REINSTALL THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, AND CHECK THE PEAK-TO-PEAK OUTPUT VOLTAGE TO ENSURE THE WHEEL SPEED SIGNAL IS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. THE RECALL BEGAN SEPTEMBER 22, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 05068. GM REVISED THE INVOLVED VEHICLES BY AMENDING THE ORIGINAL 573 REPORT ON OCTOBER 4, 2005. GM REVISED THE ORIGINAL 573 REPORT ON DECEMBER 16, 2005, TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL STATES AND VEHICLE POPULATION.
Reported August 29, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V379000 (18)
Chevrolet (10)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V379000, 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: August 29, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted