NHTSA Campaign 09V310000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 09V310000 covers 12 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 09V310000 with NHTSA on July 29, 2009; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 09V310000, NHTSA lists up to 185,903 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 1, 2007 and May 30, 2008.
The 09V310000 report reached NHTSA 14 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V310000 were scheduled from August 2, 2010, 369 days after the report.
09V310000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2004–2009.
Owners of the model years 09V310000 covers have filed at least 184 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 09V310000 vehicles, the 2005 Chevrolet Colorado has the most (49).
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V310000 ranks 43 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 09V310000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 18 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 09V310000 was 09V036000, reported on January 30, 2009.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GM IS RECALLING 185,903 MODEL YEAR 2004-2009 COLORADO, GMC MODEL YEAR 2009-2004 CANYON, MODEL YEAR 2006 I-280, I-350, MODEL YEAR 2007-2008 I-290, AND I-370, PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ALABAMA, ARIZONA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, PUERTO RICO, SOUTH CAROLINA, TEXAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND UTAH. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A BRAKE LAMP SWITCH THAT MAY NOT WORK AS DESIGNED DUE TO CONTAMINATION IN THE SWITCH.
- The risk
- THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE SIMULTANEOUS LOSS OF ALL BRAKE LAMPS OR CAUSE ALL OF THE BRAKE LAMPS TO STAY ON CONTINUOUSLY. BOTH OF THESE CONDITIONS COULD FAIL TO WARN OTHERS OF THE DRIVER'S INTENTIONS AND COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE NECESSARY COMPONENTS AS SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL BULLETIN FREE OF CHARGE. GM ANTICIPATES THAT PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE BY JUNE 2010. A SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR VEHICLES REGISTERED IN ALL OTHER STATES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE SAME TIME FRAME. IN THE INTERIM, OWNERS WHO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE CAN OBTAIN A FREE REPAIR, HOWEVER THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO RETURN WHEN THE NEW DESIGN PART BECOMES AVAILABLE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463, ISUZU AT 1-800-255-6727 OR AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 09049.
Reported July 29, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V310000 (12)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V310000, 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: July 29, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted