NHTSA Campaign 06V066000
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
NHTSA campaign 06V066000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the structure: body: tailgate: hinge and attachments. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 06V066000 with NHTSA on March 8, 2006; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 06V066000, NHTSA lists up to 805,368 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 1, 1998 and July 31, 1999.
The 06V066000 report reached NHTSA 7 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V066000 were scheduled from April 10, 2006, 33 days after the report.
06V066000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2000.
Owners of the model years 06V066000 covers have filed at least 128 complaints naming the structure, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 06V066000 vehicles, the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado has the most (94).
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V066000 ranks 13 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 06V066000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 17 other recalls on the structure on this site; the one before 06V066000 was 04V299000, reported on June 23, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS HAVE GALVANIZED-BRAIDED-STEEL TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES USED TO SUPPORT THE TAILGATE IN THE FULL OPEN (HORIZONTAL) POSITION. OVER TIME THESE CABLES CAN CORRODE AND FRACTURE WHEN LOADS ARE APPLIED TO THEM.
- The risk
- IF ONE CABLE FRACTURES, THE REMAINING CABLE MAY RETAIN THE TAILGATE IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION. IF BOTH CABLES FRACTURE, THE TAILGATE WOULD DROP AND STRIKE THE TOP SURFACE OF THE REAR BUMPER. IF ANYONE IS SITTING OR STANDING ON THE HORIZONTAL SURFACE OF THE TAILGATE WHEN BOTH CABLES FRACTURED, THEY COULD FALL AND BE INJURED. ON VEHICLES WITHOUT A BUMPER, THE TAILGATE MAY DROP TO A LOWER POSITION.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE GALVANIZED SUPPORT CABLES WITH STAINLESS STEEL SUPPORT CABLES. IN ADDITION, DEALERS ARE TO INSPECT THE TAILGATE HINGE AND REPLACE IT, IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING APRIL 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 06019.
Reported March 8, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V066000 (2)
Chevrolet (1)
GMC (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V066000, 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: March 8, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted