NHTSA Campaign 09V154000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
NHTSA campaign 09V154000 covers 10 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 09V154000 with NHTSA on May 6, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V154000, NHTSA lists up to 27,188 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 1, 2008 and September 30, 2008.
The 09V154000 report reached NHTSA 7 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V154000 were scheduled from May 18, 2009, 12 days after the report.
09V154000 covers 10 models from Chevrolet, Cadillac and GMC, model years 2009.
Owners of the model years 09V154000 covers have filed at least 3 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 09V154000 vehicles, the 2009 GMC Canyon has the most (3).
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V154000 ranks 116 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 09V154000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 23 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 09V154000 was 07V349000, reported on August 8, 2007.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GM IS RECALLING 27,188 MY 2009 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE HYBRID, ESCALADE ESV, AND ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SUBURBAN, TAHOE, TAHOE HYBRID, AND COLORADO; AND GMC YUKON, YUKON HYBRID, YUKON XL, AND CANYON VEHICLES. THE FUEL SYSTEM CONTROL MODULES MAY HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH AN ADHESIVE SEPARATION OF THE ROOM TEMPERATURE VULCANIZING (RTV) SEAL BETWEEN THE SEAL AND THE HOUSING MAY ALLOW WATER TO SEEP INTO THE MODULE.
- The risk
- WATER IN THE MODULE COULD CAUSE A SHORT OR OPEN CIRCUIT, ILLUMINATION OF THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LAMP, SETTING OF DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES OR THE ENGINE MAY BE HARD TO START, MAY NOT START OR MAY STALL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW FUEL SYSTEM CONTROL MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 18, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 AND GMC AT 1-866-996-9463 OR AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 08411.
Reported May 6, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V154000 (10)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V154000, 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