NHTSA Campaign 15V519000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NHTSA campaign 15V519000 covers 17 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: headlights. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 15V519000 with NHTSA on August 14, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V519000, NHTSA lists up to 429,170 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 1, 2005 and May 14, 2007.
The 15V519000 report reached NHTSA 8 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V519000 were scheduled from May 17, 2016, 277 days after the report.
15V519000 covers 8 models from Buick, Chevrolet, GMC, Saab and Pontiac, model years 2005–2009.
Owners of the model years 15V519000 covers have filed at least 987 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V519000 vehicles, the 2006 Buick LaCrosse has the most (156).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V519000 ranks 25 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 15V519000, General Motors LLC has 4 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 15V519000 was 14V261000, reported on May 19, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix, 2006-2009 Buick LaCrosse, 2006-2007 Buick Rainier, Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT, GMC Envoy XL, 2006-2008 Isuzu Ascender, and Saab 9-7x vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the headlamp driver module (HDM) may overheat and fail, causing the headlamps and daytime running lights to not illuminate.
- The risk
- Headlamps that do not illuminate reduce the driver's ability to see the roadway and reduce the vehicle's visibility to oncoming vehicles, both of which increase the risk of a vehicle crash.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the HDM, free of charge. The recall began on May 17, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300 or Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. GM's number for this recall is 14291.
Reported August 14, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V519000 (17)
Buick (7)
Pontiac (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V519000, 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 14, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted