NHTSA Campaign 14V404000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
NHTSA campaign 14V404000 covers 11 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the visibility: power window devices and controls. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 14V404000 with NHTSA on July 2, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V404000, NHTSA lists up to 184,611 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 1, 2005 and June 8, 2006.
The 14V404000 report reached NHTSA 8 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V404000 were scheduled from October 3, 2014, 93 days after the report.
14V404000 covers 6 models from Saab, Buick, Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2005–2007.
Owners of the model years 14V404000 covers have filed at least 121 complaints naming the visibility, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V404000 vehicles, the 2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer has the most (64).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V404000 ranks 46 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V404000, General Motors LLC has 12 other recalls on the visibility on this site; the one before 14V404000 was 14V375000, reported on June 27, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (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 master power window switch 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
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the part number on the door module, and install a new door module if necessary, free of charge. Parts for the remedy are not currently available. An interim letter was mailed to owners in August 2014. A second owner letter will be mailed when parts are available. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), 1-800-462-8782 (GMC), 1-800-955-9007 (SAAB), and 1-800-255-6727 (Isuzu). GM's number for this recall is 14309. NOTE: This recall provides a new remedy for all vehicles covered by recall 13V-248. Vehicles whose modules were modified but not replaced as part of the previous recall remedy must have their vehicles remedied again under this campaign.
Reported July 2, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V404000 (11)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V404000, 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: July 2, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted