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NHTSA campaign 00V143000 · Manufacturer campaign 00047

Buick and Chevrolet Recall 00V-143: GM/REAR DRUM BRAKES

NHTSA recall 00V143000 (Manufacturer campaign 00047) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on May 17, 2000, with 18,754 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Buick Century, Buick Regal and Chevrolet Lumina for the 2000 model year. Owners were notified on June 23, 2000, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 00V143000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
00V143000 (also written 00V-143 or 00V143)
Filed by
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Manufacturer campaign number
00047
Report received
Potentially affected
18,754 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Drum
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V143000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Buick

  • Buick Century

    • 2000 · Vehicles built November 1, 1999 – January 31, 2000 (per NHTSA)

  • Buick Regal

    • 2000 · Vehicles built November 1, 1999 – January 31, 2000 (per NHTSA)
All Buick recalls

Chevrolet

  • Chevrolet Lumina

    • 2000 · Vehicles built November 1, 1999 – February 28, 2000 (per NHTSA)
All Chevrolet recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V143000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH REAR DRUM BRAKES. THE BOLT HEAD(S) ON THE REAR SPINDLE ROD CAN SEPARATE.

Safety consequence

THE REAR WHEEL CAN SHIFT, CAUSING REAR STEERING OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER COULD LOSE CONTROL AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR SPINDLE BOLTS.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 23, 2000. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT BUICK AT 1-800-521-7300 OR CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V143000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.