NHTSA Campaign 08V231000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 08V231000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: brake lights: switch. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 08V231000 with NHTSA on May 21, 2008; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 08V231000, NHTSA lists up to 5,862 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 1, 2000 and August 31, 2000.
The 08V231000 report reached NHTSA 8 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V231000 were scheduled from June 17, 2008, 27 days after the report.
08V231000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2000–2002.
Owners of the model years 08V231000 covers have filed at least 217 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 08V231000 vehicles, the 2000 Chevrolet Blazer has the most (79).
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V231000 ranks 165 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 08V231000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 18 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 08V231000 was 08V108000, reported on March 11, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING 5,862 MY 2000-2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER, MY 2000-2001 GMC JIMMY, AND MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH COULD DEVELOP AN OPEN CIRCUIT CONDITION THAT RESULTS IN THE STOP LAMPS AND THE REAR HAZARD LAMPS BECOMING INOPERATIVE. THE CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP AND TURN SIGNAL FUNCTIONS ARE NOT AFFECTED.
- The risk
- THE LOSS OF STOP LAMPS AND REAR HAZARD LAMPS COULD FAIL TO WARN A FOLLOWING DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE IS BRAKING AND/OR IS STOPPED AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HAZARD SWITCH CARRIER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 17, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537, OR THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AT <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM>HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM</A> . NOTE: THIS CAMPAIGN IS AN EXPANSION OF A PREVIOUS RECALL (PLEASE SEE 01V364).
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 01073.
Reported May 21, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V231000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V231000, 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: May 21, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted