NHTSA Campaign 09V392000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
NHTSA campaign 09V392000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 09V392000 with NHTSA on August 31, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V392000, NHTSA lists up to 10,119 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 7, 2008 and July 23, 2009.
The 09V392000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V392000 were scheduled from October 23, 2009, 53 days after the report.
09V392000 covers 1 model from Pontiac, model years 2009–2010.
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V392000 ranks 148 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 09V392000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 25 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 09V392000 was 05V379000, reported on August 29, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 PONTIAC VIBE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 1.8L ENGINE AND ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ALASKA, COLORADO, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, IOWA, KANSAS, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW YORK, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, VERMONT, WISCONSIN, AND WYOMING. WHEN DRIVING UNDER CERTAIN UNIQUE CONDITIONS IN EXTREMELY LOW AMBIENT TEMPERATURES, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SUCTION PORT FOR THE BRAKE VACUUM CAN BECOME LOCKED DUE TO THE FREEZING OF CONDENSATION RESULTING FROM POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION.
- The risk
- THIS COULD LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE BRAKE VACUUM LINE FREE OF CHARGE. A SPECIAL ADVISORY LETTER WILL BE SENT TO OWNERS OF VEHICLES REGISTERED IN ALL OTHER STATES IN THE SAME TIME FRAME. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 23, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668 OR AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 09199.
Reported August 31, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V392000 (2)
Pontiac (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V392000, 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: August 31, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted