NHTSA Campaign 10V110000
SUSPENSION:REAR
NHTSA campaign 10V110000 covers 10 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: rear. The repair is free.
BRAUN CORPORATION filed the report for 10V110000 with NHTSA on March 19, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V110000, NHTSA lists up to 5,375 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 2004 and May 7, 2008.
The 10V110000 report reached NHTSA 22 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V110000 were scheduled from June 4, 2010, 77 days after the report.
10V110000 covers 3 models from Buick, Chevrolet and Pontiac, model years 2005–2008.
Owners of the model years 10V110000 covers have filed at least 74 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 10V110000 vehicles, the 2006 Chevrolet Uplander has the most (20).
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V110000 ranks 1 of 4 BRAUN CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 10V110000, BRAUN CORPORATION has 1 other recall on the suspension on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- THE BRAUN CORPORATION HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA ABOUT A DEFECT IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2008 GENERAL MOTORS MOBILITY CONVERSION, HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE LOW FLOOR MINIVANS. DURING CONVERSION, THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE TRAILING ARM MODIFICATION MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ADEQUATELY WELDED.
- The risk
- A SQUEAKING OR CLUNKING NOISE MAY DEVELOP. THE TRAILING ARM BUSHINGS MAY PREMATURELY WEAR AND THE TRAILING ARM MAY FRACTURE OR SEPARATE, ALLOWING THE REAR AXLE TO BECOME PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE CHASSIS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND WILL HAVE A SUPPLY OF RETROFIT PARTS AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 4, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BRAUN AT 1-800-488-0359.
Reported March 19, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V110000 (10)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V110000, 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: March 19, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted