NHTSA Campaign 15V201000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NHTSA campaign 15V201000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 15V201000 with NHTSA on April 6, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V201000, NHTSA lists up to 330,742 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 8, 2003 and June 23, 2004.
The 15V201000 report reached NHTSA 11 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V201000 were scheduled from April 24, 2015, 18 days after the report.
15V201000 covers 4 models from Buick, Chevrolet and Pontiac, model years 2004.
Owners of the model years 15V201000 covers have filed at least 56 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V201000 vehicles, the 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix has the most (41).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V201000 ranks 31 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 15V201000, General Motors LLC has 3 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 15V201000 was 14V007000, reported on January 13, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency on April 2, 2015, that they are is recalling certain model year 2004 Buick Regal vehicles manufactured April 9, 2003, to June 1, 2003, 2004 Chevrolet Impala vehicles manufactured April 8, 2003, to June 23, 2003, and 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo vehicles manufactured April 7, 2003, to June 23, 2003. On May 18, 2015, GM expanded the recall to cover an additional 49,751 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix vehicles manufactured January 6, 2003, to June 25, 2004. In the affected vehicles, the valve cover gasket may leak.
- The risk
- The leaking engine oil can drip onto the hot surface of the exhaust manifold, increasing the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will remove the plastic cover and plastic oil fill tube extension and replace the front valve cover and gasket. These repairs will be done free of charge. The recall began on April 24, 2015. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 14574.
Reported April 6, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V201000 (4)
Chevrolet (2)
Buick (1)
Pontiac (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V201000, 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: April 6, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted