NHTSA Campaign 06V139000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 06V139000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: brake lights: switch. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 06V139000 with NHTSA on April 27, 2006; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 06V139000, NHTSA lists up to 404,733 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 1, 2005 and April 11, 2006.
The 06V139000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V139000 were scheduled from December 5, 2006, 222 days after the report.
06V139000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2004–2006.
Owners of the model years 06V139000 covers have filed at least 146 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 06V139000 vehicles, the 2005 Chevrolet Colorado has the most (49).
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V139000 ranks 24 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 06V139000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 18 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 06V139000 was 05V245000, reported on June 2, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS MAY EXPERIENCE THE PERMANENT LOSS OF BRAKE LAMP FUNCTION OR BRAKE LAMPS THAT ARE ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES. THE CENTER HIGH-MOUNTED STOP LAMP (CHMSL) IS AFFECTED IN BOTH INSTANCES. ALSO, IF EQUIPPED, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE. ANY TRAILER BRAKE LAMPS WHICH ARE CONNECTED TO THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE LAMP WIRING WILL MIMIC THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE LAMPS WHEN EITHER CONDITION OCCURS.
- The risk
- A FOLLOWING DRIVER MAY NOT KNOW WHEN THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN APPLIED, AND A REAR-END CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH ASSEMBLY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 5, 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. 06030.
Reported April 27, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V139000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V139000, 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 27, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted