NHTSA Campaign 06V289000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NHTSA campaign 06V289000 covers 13 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 06V289000 with NHTSA on August 3, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V289000, NHTSA lists up to 38,439 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 1, 2003 and August 31, 2004.
The 06V289000 report reached NHTSA 23 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V289000 were scheduled from August 31, 2006, 28 days after the report.
06V289000 covers 6 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2004–2006.
Owners of the model years 06V289000 covers have filed at least 18 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 06V289000 vehicles, the 2004 GMC Yukon XL has the most (9).
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V289000 ranks 100 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 06V289000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 7 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 06V289000 was 04V289000, reported on June 23, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AN 8.1L V8 (RPO L8-VIN G) ENGINE HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE ENGINE FUEL RAIL PULSE DAMPER RETAINER CLIP MAY FRACTURE RESULTING IN INADEQUATE RETENTION OF THE DAMPER.
- The risk
- IF THE DAMPER COMES LOOSE, A FUEL LEAK MAY RESULT. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE FUEL RAIL PULSE DAMPER RETAINER CLIP FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 31, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 AND GMC TRUCKS AT 1-866-996-9463.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 06080.
Reported August 3, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V289000 (13)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V289000, 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: August 3, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted