NHTSA Campaign 15V701000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NHTSA campaign 15V701000 covers 20 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 15V701000 with NHTSA on October 26, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V701000, NHTSA lists up to 1,003,556 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 9, 1998 and June 23, 2004.
The 15V701000 report reached NHTSA 11 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V701000 were scheduled from February 19, 2016, 116 days after the report.
15V701000 covers 4 models from Buick, Chevrolet and Pontiac, model years 2000–2004.
Owners of the model years 15V701000 covers have filed at least 1,096 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V701000 vehicles, the 2000 Chevrolet Impala has the most (159).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V701000 ranks 13 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 15V701000, General Motors LLC has 3 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 15V701000 was 15V201000, reported on April 6, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 1998-1999 Chevrolet Lumina and Oldsmobile Intrigue, 1997-2004 Buick Regal and Pontiac Grand Prix, 2000-2004 Chevrolet Impala, and 1998-2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo vehicles. The affected vehicles were previously repaired under recalls 08V-118, 09V-116, and 15V-201 to address the possibility that engine oil may drip onto the hot exhaust manifold.
- The risk
- Engine oil that drips onto the hot surface of the exhaust manifold may result in a fire.
- The fix
- The remedy applied under recalls 08V-118, 09V-116, and 15V-201 did not adequately remove the safety risk. Under the improved remedy, dealers will replace the engines front valve cover and gasket. Vehicles that are covered by recalls 08V-118, 09V-116, or 15V-201 that have not yet received the original remedy will instead receive the improved remedy under the original recall number. The recall began on February 19, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Oldsmobile customer service at 1-800-442-6537 and Pontiac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is 15757. Note: Until the improved remedy has been applied, owners are advised to park their vehicle outside since the fire risk exists even when the vehicle is unattended.
Reported October 26, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V701000 (20)
Chevrolet (10)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V701000, 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: October 26, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted