NHTSA Campaign 13V248000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 13V248000 covers 11 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 13V248000 with NHTSA on June 13, 2013; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 13V248000, NHTSA lists up to 193,652 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 13, 2005 and June 11, 2006.
The 13V248000 report reached NHTSA 7 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V248000 were scheduled from August 2, 2013, 50 days after the report.
13V248000 covers 6 models from Saab, Buick, Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2005–2007.
Owners of the model years 13V248000 covers have filed at least 721 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 13V248000 vehicles, the 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer has the most (251).
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V248000 ranks 45 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 13V248000, General Motors LLC has 32 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 13V248000 was 13V220000, reported on May 24, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2005-2007 SAAB 9-7x; 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL; and 2006-2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier and Isuzu Ascender vehicles. 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
- Owners will be contacted and dealers will test the driver's door module. If the module is functioning properly, a protective coating will be applied. If the module is not functioning properly, it will be replaced. These repairs will be done free of charge. GM will notify Buick, Chevrolet, and GMC owners, Isuzu and Saab will contact their respective owners. The recall began on August 2, 2013. Buick owners may contact the owner center at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet owners at 1-866-694-6546, GMC owners at 1-866-996-9463, Isuzu owners at 1-800-255-6727, and Saab owners at 1-800-955-9007. GM's campaign number is 12180. This recall is an expansion of recall 12V-406.
Reported June 13, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V248000 (11)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V248000, 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: June 13, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted