NHTSA Campaign 06V254000
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:AIR
NHTSA campaign 06V254000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the parking brake: conventional: air. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 06V254000 with NHTSA on July 13, 2006; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 06V254000, NHTSA lists up to 1,184 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 2006 and June 30, 2006.
Owner notification letters for 06V254000 were scheduled from July 31, 2006, 18 days after the report.
06V254000 covers 5 models from GMC and Chevrolet, model years 2006.
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V254000 ranks 204 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 06V254000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 4 other recalls on the parking brake on this site; the one before 06V254000 was 05V287000, reported on June 20, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN MEDIUM DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED SR-7 BENDIX BRAKE VALVES, THE CHECK VALVE INSIDE THE VALVE CAVITY MAY NOT PROPERLY SET, CAUSING INTERNAL AIR LEAKAGE. IF THE CHECK VALVE DOES NOT PROPERLY SEAT, THE RESULTING LEAKAGE CAN CAUSE A DELAY IN THE APPLICATION OF THE SPRING BRAKES TO PARK THE VEHICLE AFTER OPERATOR PULLS THE DASH VALVE BUTTON.
- The risk
- THE DELAYED PARKING BRAKE APPLICATION CAN OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING, LEADING TO UNINTENDED VEHICLE ROLLAWAY INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VALVES AND REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 31, 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. 06054.
Reported July 13, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V254000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V254000, 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: July 13, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted