NHTSA Campaign 10V018000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
NHTSA campaign 10V018000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 10V018000 with NHTSA on January 21, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V018000, NHTSA lists up to 70,806 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 7, 2008 and August 17, 2009.
The 10V018000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V018000 were scheduled from February 16, 2010, 26 days after the report.
10V018000 covers 1 model from Pontiac, model years 2009–2010.
Owners of the model years 10V018000 covers have filed at least 65 complaints naming the vehicle speed control, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 10V018000 vehicles, the 2009 Pontiac Vibe has the most (58).
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V018000 ranks 75 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 10V018000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 5 other recalls on the vehicle speed control on this site; the one before 10V018000 was 06V007000, reported on January 13, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 PONTIAC VIBE VEHICLES. DUE TO THE MANNER IN WHICH THE FRICTION LEVER INTERACTS WITH THE SLIDING SURFACE OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL INSIDE THE PEDAL SENSOR ASSEMBLY, THE SLIDING SURFACE OF THE LEVER MAY BECOME SMOOTH DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. IN THIS CONDITION, IF CONDENSATION OCCURS ON THE SURFACE, AS MAY OCCUR FROM HEATER OPERATION (WITHOUT A/C) WHEN THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY IS COLD, THE FRICTION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS OPERATED MAY INCREASE, WHICH MAY RESULT IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECOMING HARDER TO DEPRESS, SLOWER TO RETURN, OR, IN THE WORST CASE, MECHANICALLY STUCK IN A PARTIALLY DEPRESSED POSITION.
- The risk
- THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MAY BECOME HARD TO DEPRESS, SLOW TO RETURN TO IDLE, OR, IN THE WORST CASE, MECHANICALLY STUCK IN A PARTIALLY DEPRESSED POSITION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REINFORCEMENT BAR IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHICH WILL ALLOW THE PEDAL TO OPERATE SMOOTHLY. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY FEBRUARY AND BE COMPLETED IN LATE APRIL 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668 OR AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
Reported January 21, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V018000 (2)
Pontiac (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V018000, 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: January 21, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted