NHTSA Campaign 08V108000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NHTSA campaign 08V108000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the exterior lighting. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 08V108000 with NHTSA on March 11, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V108000, NHTSA lists up to 4,586 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 1, 2007 and December 31, 2007.
The 08V108000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V108000 were scheduled from March 18, 2008, 7 days after the report.
08V108000 covers 1 model from Cadillac, model years 2008.
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V108000 ranks 169 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 08V108000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 18 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 08V108000 was 06V263000, reported on July 19, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GM IS RECALLING 4,586 MY 2008 CADILLAC STS AND STS-V PASSENGER VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 138, 'TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS' (TPMS). THE STANDARD REQUIRES AN INDICATION TO THE DRIVER FOR CERTAIN TPMS MALFUNCTIONS. WHEN THE SYSTEM DETECTS A MALFUNCTION, THE LOW TIRE WARNING LIGHT SHOULD FLASH FOR ABOUT ONE MINUTE AND THEN STAY ON THE REMAINDER OF THE IGNITION CYCLE. A DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER MESSAGE WILL ALSO BE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.
- The risk
- THESE INDICATIONS OF A SYSTEM MALFUNCTION DO NOT WORK. PREMATURE TIRE FAILURE COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE REMOTE CONTROL DOOR LOCK RECEIVER MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 18, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-800-982-2339 OR THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AT <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM>HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM</A> .
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 70340.
Reported March 11, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V108000 (1)
Cadillac (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V108000, 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: March 11, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted