NHTSA Campaign 10V024000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
NHTSA campaign 10V024000 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 10V024000 with NHTSA on January 27, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V024000, NHTSA lists up to 70,806 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 1, 2008 and May 30, 2008.
The 10V024000 report reached NHTSA 20 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V024000 were scheduled from July 20, 2010, 174 days after the report.
10V024000 covers 1 model from Pontiac, model years 2009–2010.
Owners of the model years 10V024000 covers have filed at least 65 complaints naming the vehicle speed control, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 10V024000 vehicles, the 2009 Pontiac Vibe has the most (58).
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V024000 ranks 75 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 10V024000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 5 other recalls on the vehicle speed control on this site; the one before 10V024000 was 10V018000, reported on January 21, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 PONTIAC VIBE PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAN GET STUCK IN THE WIDE OPEN POSITION DUE TO ITS BEING TRAPPED BY AN UNSECURED OR INCOMPATIBLE DRIVER'S FLOOR MAT.
- The risk
- A STUCK OPEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL MAY RESULT IN VERY HIGH VEHICLE SPEEDS AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH, SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
- The fix
- GENERAL MOTORS WILL NOTIFY CUSTOMERS WHEN A RECALL REMEDY IS AVAILABLE FOR RECALL 10038: FLOOR MAT INTERFERENCE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL. GM REQUESTS THAT CUSTOMERS TAKE OUT ANY REMOVABLE (CARPETED, ALL-WEATHER, OR OTHER) DRIVER'S FLOOR MAT AND NOT REPLACE IT WITH ANY OTHER FLOOR MAT, AND PLACE IT IN THE TRUNK UNTIL THE FLOOR MAT INTERFERENCE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL RECALL REMEDY IS READY AND IMPLEMENTED. IN THE EVENT THAT OWNERS CHOOSE NOT TO TAKE OUT THEIR REMOVABLE FLOOR MAT, GENERAL MOTORS STRONGLY RECOMMENDS THAT OWNERS USE ONLY FLOOR MATS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE MODEL AND MODEL YEAR OF THEIR VEHICLE, AND THAT IT IS PROPERLY INSTALLED AND SECURED. DO NOT USE A MAT THAT IS FLIPPED OVER WITH THE BOTTOM-SIDE UP, AND DO NOT STACK ONE FLOOR MAT OVER ANOTHER. IN ADDITION, CHECK THE OPERATION OF THE ACCELERATOR, BRAKE, AND CLUTCH (IF APPLICABLE) PEDALS TO ASSURE THAT THE FLOOR MAT DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH THEM. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668 OR AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 10038.
Reported January 27, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V024000 (2)
Pontiac (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V024000, 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 27, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted