NHTSA Campaign 06V125000
SUSPENSION:REAR
NHTSA campaign 06V125000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: rear. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 06V125000 with NHTSA on April 20, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V125000, NHTSA lists up to 23,077 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 1, 2004 and December 31, 2004.
The 06V125000 report reached NHTSA 16 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V125000 were scheduled from May 3, 2006, 13 days after the report.
06V125000 covers 2 models from Cadillac, model years 2005.
Owners of the model years 06V125000 covers have filed at least 12 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 06V125000 vehicles, the 2005 Cadillac SRX has the most (12).
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V125000 ranks 117 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 06V125000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 8 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 06V125000 was 05V054000, reported on February 14, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN VEHICLES HAVE A LEFT OR RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION TOE LINK THAT COULD SEPARATE BECAUSE OF AN INCORRECT WELD.
- The risk
- IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, THE AFFECTED REAR WHEEL WOULD BE ABLE TO TURN IN OR OUT, AFFECTING VEHICLE CONTROL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE RIGHT AND LEFT TOE LINK AND REPLACE AS REQUIRED. IF A TOE LINK IS REPLACED, THE DEALER WILL PERFORM A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 06029.
Reported April 20, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V125000 (2)
Cadillac (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V125000, 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: April 20, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted