NHTSA Campaign 06V311000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
NHTSA campaign 06V311000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, air. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 06V311000 with NHTSA on August 16, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V311000, NHTSA lists up to 1,369 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 2005 and April 30, 2006.
The 06V311000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V311000 were scheduled from September 20, 2006, 35 days after the report.
06V311000 covers 3 models from GMC and Chevrolet, model years 2006.
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V311000 ranks 198 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 06V311000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 4 other recalls on the service brakes, air on this site; the one before 06V311000 was 00V232008, reported on September 7, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN TRUCKS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS." AN INTERNAL CONTROL AND CHECK VALVE WITHIN THE AIR BRAKE APPLICATION VALVE ASSEMBLY WAS CONFIGURED IMPROPERLY, PREVENTING AIR FROM FLOWING THROUGH THE BRAKE SYSTEM AS DESIGNED. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY STOP, THE VEHICLE'S STOPPING DISTANCE WOULD BE INCREASED.
- The risk
- IF STOPPING DISTANCE WAS LIMITED, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD RESULT.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR BRAKE APPLICATION VALVE ASSEMBLY ON C-SERIES OR REROUTE THE AIR BRAKE LINES ON T-SERIES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463 AND ISUZU AT 1-800-255-6727.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 06077.
Reported August 16, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V311000 (3)
Chevrolet (2)
GMC (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V311000, 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 16, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted