NHTSA Campaign 09V153000
PARKING BRAKE
NHTSA campaign 09V153000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the parking brake. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 09V153000 with NHTSA on May 6, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V153000, NHTSA lists up to 15,393 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008.
The 09V153000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V153000 were scheduled from May 6, 2009, 0 days after the report.
09V153000 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2009.
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V153000 ranks 133 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 09V153000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 4 other recalls on the parking brake on this site; the one before 09V153000 was 07V385000, reported on August 28, 2007.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GM IS RECALLING 15,393 MY 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 135, "PASSENGER CAR BRAKE SYSTEMS." THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE A PARK BRAKE CABLE LINK (CONNECTOR) THAT IS NOT TO SPECIFICATION. THIS CONNECTOR MAY FRACTURE WHEN THE PARK BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.
- The risk
- IF THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER IS IN THE PARK POSITION, THERE WILL BE NO UNINTENDED VEHICLE MOVEMENT. HOWEVER, IF THE KEYS ARE LEFT IN THE IGNITION, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER IS IN ANY POSITION OTHER THAN PARK, AND THE VEHICLE IS PARKED ON A SUFFICIENT SLOPE, IT COULD RESULT IN UNINTENDED VEHICLE MOVEMENT. THIS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
- The fix
- DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE PARK BRAKE CABLE LINK (CONNECTOR) FREE OF CHARGE. GM ANTICIPATES THAT THE DEALER BULLETIN WILL BE SENT MAY 5, 2009 AND OWNER LETTERS WILL BE MAILED IN JUNE 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, OR AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 09045.
Reported May 6, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V153000 (1)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V153000, 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 6, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted