NHTSA Campaign 05V552000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
NHTSA campaign 05V552000 covers 23 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: other: labels. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 05V552000 with NHTSA on December 7, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V552000, NHTSA lists up to 32,068 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 1, 2005 and September 7, 2005.
The 05V552000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V552000 were scheduled from March 31, 2006, 114 days after the report.
05V552000 covers 23 models from Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Saturn and Pontiac, model years 2006.
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V552000 ranks 109 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 05V552000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 13 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 05V552000 was 05V486000, reported on October 19, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS." THESE VEHICLES WERE SHIPPED WITH TIRE AND LOADING INFORMATION LABELS LISTING AN INACCCURATE VEHICLE CAPACITY WEIGHT.
- The risk
- A MISPRINTED LABEL COULD LEAD TO IMPROPER VEHICLE LOADING SPECIFICATIONS OR TIRE INFLATION WHICH COULD RESULT IN A TIRE FAILURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH CORRECTED LABELS AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. AT THE CUSTOMER'S OPTION, A DEALER CAN INSTALL THE LABEL FOR THEM. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 31, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463, HUMMER AT 1-800-732-5493, PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668, SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876, OR ISUZU AT 1-800-255-6727.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 05109.
Reported December 7, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V552000 (23)
Chevrolet (10)
Buick (2)
Saturn (1)
Pontiac (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V552000, 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: December 7, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted