NHTSA Campaign 09V489000
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 09V489000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 09V489000 with NHTSA on December 23, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V489000, NHTSA lists up to 59,031 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 1, 2009 and November 30, 2009.
The 09V489000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V489000 were scheduled from January 12, 2010, 20 days after the report.
09V489000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2010.
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V489000 ranks 83 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 09V489000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 9 other recalls on the visibility on this site; the one before 09V489000 was 08V634000, reported on December 2, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX AND GMC TERRAIN VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 103, "WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING SYSTEMS AND WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 101, CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS". THE SOFTWARE IN THE CENTER INSTRUMENT PANEL CAN CAUSE THE HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, DEFROST, AND RADIO CONTROLS, AS WELL AS THE PANEL ILLUMINATION TO BECOME INOPERATIVE.
- The risk
- DRIVING WITHOUT A FUNCTIONING DEFROST SYSTEM CAN DECREASE YOUR VISIBILITY UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE COMPUTER MODULE IN THE CENTER INSTRUMENT PANEL FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JANUARY 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463 OR AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
- Notes
- GM SAFETY RECALL NO. 090298.
Reported December 23, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V489000 (2)
Chevrolet (1)
GMC (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V489000, 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: December 23, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted