NHTSA Campaign 05V494000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
NHTSA campaign 05V494000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 05V494000 with NHTSA on October 27, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V494000, NHTSA lists up to 98,007 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 2002 and July 31, 2003.
The 05V494000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V494000 were scheduled from February 24, 2006, 120 days after the report.
05V494000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2002–2003.
Owners of the model years 05V494000 covers have filed at least 5 complaints naming the latches/locks/linkages, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V494000 vehicles, the 2002 GMC Envoy Xl has the most (5).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V494000 ranks 62 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 05V494000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 7 other recalls on the latches/locks/linkages on this site; the one before 05V494000 was 04V597000, reported on December 22, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES HAVE A REAR SIDE CLOSURE LATCH THAT MAY NOT LATCH OR UNLATCH DUE TO CORROSION CAUSED BY ROAD SPLASH, SUCH AS WATER AND ROAD SALT. THESE VEHICLES WERE ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
- The risk
- IF THE DOOR IS NOT LATCHED PROPERLY AND IT GOES UNNOTICED, IT MAY OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. IF AN UNBELTED OCCUPANT FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE, PERSONAL INJURIES COULD OCCUR.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SEAL ALONG THE LOWER PART OF THE ROCKER PANEL TO PREVENT INTRUSION OF CORROSIVE MATERIAL, AND INSPECT THE REAR SIDE CLOSURE LATCHES. FUNCTIONAL LATCHES WILL BE CLEANED AND LUBRICATED. NON-FUNCTIONING LATCHES WILL BE REPLACED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 24, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463, OR ISUZU AT 1-800-255-6727.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 05077.
Reported October 27, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V494000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V494000, 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: October 27, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted