NHTSA Campaign 12V406000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 12V406000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 12V406000 with NHTSA on August 16, 2012; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 12V406000, NHTSA lists up to 278,174 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 12V406000 were scheduled from February 26, 2013, 194 days after the report.
12V406000 covers 4 models from Buick, Chevrolet, GMC and Saab, model years 2006–2007.
Owners of the model years 12V406000 covers have filed at least 650 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 12V406000 vehicles, the 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer has the most (251).
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V406000 ranks 39 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 12V406000, General Motors LLC has 32 other recalls on the electrical system on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL and 2006-2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier, SAAB 9-7x, and Isuzu Ascender vehicles, originally sold or currently registered in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia. Fluid may enter the driver's door module, causing corrosion that could result in a short in the circuit board. A short may cause the power door lock and power window switches to function intermittently or become inoperative. The short may also cause overheating, which could melt components of the door module, producing odor, smoke, or a fire.
- The risk
- A short in the circuit board could lead to a fire, increasing the risk of personal injury. A fire could occur even while the vehicle is not in use. As a precaution, owners are advised to park outside until the remedy has been made.
- The fix
- Parts for this recall are expected to available in March 2013. GM will notify Buick, Chevrolet, and GMC owners when parts are available. Buick owners may contact the owner center at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet owners at 1-866-694-6546, and GMC owners at 1-866-996-9463. Isuzu owners will be notified by Isuzu Motors when parts are available. Owners may contact Isuzu customer service at 1-800-255-6727. SAAB owners will be notified by SAAB Cars North America when parts are available and for inquiries, owners may call SAAB customer service at 1-800-955-9007.
- Notes
- GM's campaign number is 12180.
Reported August 16, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V406000 (8)
Buick (2)
Chevrolet (2)
GMC (2)
Saab (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V406000, 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: August 16, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted