NHTSA campaign 00V201000 · Manufacturer campaign 00062
Chevrolet Recall 00V-201: GM/FMVSS 101/INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATION
NHTSA recall 00V201000 (Manufacturer campaign 00062) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on July 20, 2000, with 28 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Cavalier for the 2000 model year. Owners were notified on September 14, 2000, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V201000 (also written 00V-201 or 00V201)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 00062
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 28 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Interior Lighting
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 101
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V201000. 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.
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Cavalier
- 2000 · Vehicles built July 1, 1999 – November 30, 1999 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V201000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE BI-FUEL OPTION FAIL TO COMPLY WITH FMVSS NO. 101, "CONTROL LOCATION, IDENTIFICATION, AND ILLUMINATION." THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS IN THESE VEHICLES ARE AT FULL ILLUMINATION LEVELS AND CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. THE STANDARD REQUIRES AT LEAST TWO LEVELS OF ILLUMINATION.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO SEE OBJECTS OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TYPE INDICATOR SWITCH ASSEMBLY, WHICH INCLUDES THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATION CONTROL.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 14, 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 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 00V201000
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.