NHTSA Campaign 06V263000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
NHTSA campaign 06V263000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: turn signal. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 06V263000 with NHTSA on July 19, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V263000, NHTSA lists up to 7,689 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 2005 and June 30, 2005.
The 06V263000 report reached NHTSA 13 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V263000 were scheduled from July 31, 2006, 12 days after the report.
06V263000 covers 1 model from Cadillac, model years 2004–2005.
Owners of the model years 06V263000 covers have filed at least 7 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 06V263000 vehicles, the 2004 Cadillac XLR has the most (4).
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V263000 ranks 155 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 06V263000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 18 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 06V263000 was 06V139000, reported on April 27, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE DAYLIGHT RUNNING LIGHTS (DRL), TURN SIGNAL, AND PARKING LAMPS USE THE SAME BULB. THE BULB MAY BECOME DAMAGED FROM VIBRATION WITHIN A LOOSE FITTING SOCKET OR AIR ENTERING THE BULB DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SEAL. BOTH OF THESE CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE THE BULB TO BURN OUT PREMATURELY.
- The risk
- IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, THE DRIVER WOULD NOTICE THAT THE ARROW IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD FLASH FASTER THAN NORMAL WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED. THE LOSS OF THE DRL AND TURN SIGNALS COULD FAIL TO WARN OTHERS OF THE DRIVER'S PRESENCE OR INTENTIONS AND COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SOCKET AND BULB IN BOTH LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 31, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339.
- Notes
- GENERAL MOTORS RECALL NO. 06013.
Reported July 19, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V263000 (2)
Cadillac (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V263000, 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 19, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted