NHTSA Campaign 06V020000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
NHTSA campaign 06V020000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 06V020000 with NHTSA on January 25, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V020000, NHTSA lists up to 17,462 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 2005 and June 30, 2005.
The 06V020000 report reached NHTSA 7 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V020000 were scheduled from March 23, 2006, 57 days after the report.
06V020000 covers 2 models from Cadillac, model years 2005–2006.
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V020000 ranks 129 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 06V020000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 23 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 06V020000 was 05V155000, reported on April 14, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH V6 ENGINES MAY HAVE A CONDITION WHERE FUEL IS NO LONGER SUPPLIED TO THE ENGINE. THIS CONDITION OCCURS WITHOUT THE ILLUMINATION OF THE FUEL LEVEL LOW INDICATOR LIGHT OR THE WARNING CHIME.
- The risk
- IF THE ENGINE STOPS RUNNING, THE OPERATOR WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) WITH NEW SOFTWARE FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED IN DECEMBER 2005 AND ASKED TO MAINTAIN AT LEAST 1/4 OF A TANK FUEL LEVEL TO AVOID THIS CONDITION UNTIL THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. THE PARTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE, OWNER RENOTIFICATION BEGAN ON MARCH 23, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 05111.
Reported January 25, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V020000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V020000, 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: January 25, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted