NHTSA Campaign 09V491000
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
NHTSA campaign 09V491000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the structure: body: roof and pillars. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 09V491000 with NHTSA on December 23, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V491000, NHTSA lists up to 22,090 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 2005 and August 31, 2006.
The 09V491000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V491000 were scheduled from April 21, 2010, 119 days after the report.
09V491000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet, model years 2005–2007.
Owners of the model years 09V491000 covers have filed at least 118 complaints naming the structure, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 09V491000 vehicles, the 2006 Chevrolet Corvette has the most (59).
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V491000 ranks 118 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 09V491000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 17 other recalls on the structure on this site; the one before 09V491000 was 07V468000, reported on October 4, 2007.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005 THROUGH 2007 CORVETTE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A REMOVABLE ROOF AND MODEL YEAR 2006 AND 2007 CORVETTE Z06 VEHICLES. THE ADHESIVE BETWEEN THE ROOF PANEL AND THE FRAME MAY SEPARATE. IF THERE IS A PARTIAL SEPARATION, THE DRIVER MAY NOTICE ONE OR MORE SYMPTOMS, SUCH AS A SNAPPING NOISE WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS, WIND NOISE, POOR ROOF PANEL FIT, ROOF PANEL MOVEMENT/BOUNCE WHEN A DOOR OR HATCH IS CLOSED, OR A WATER LEAK IN THE HEADLINER.
- The risk
- IF THERE IS A COMPLETE SEPARATION, THE ROOF PANEL MAY DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN, IT COULD STRIKE A FOLLOWING VEHICLE AND CAUSE INJURY AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW DESIGN ROOF PANEL FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING APRIL 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
- Notes
- GM SAFETY RECALL NO. 090230.
Reported December 23, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V491000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V491000, 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