NHTSA campaign 01V126000 · Manufacturer campaign 01034
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recall 01V-126: GM/FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BRACKET
NHTSA recall 01V126000 (Manufacturer campaign 01034) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on April 12, 2001, with 30,476 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy and Oldsmobile Bravada for the 2002 model year. Owners were notified on April 4, 2001, 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 01V126000 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
- 01V126000 (also written 01V-126 or 01V126)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 01034
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 30,476 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Front — Control Arm — Lower Arm
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V126000. 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 Trailblazer
- 2002 · Vehicles built July 1, 1999 – July 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)
GMC
GMC Envoy
- 2002 · Vehicles built July 1, 1999 – October 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)
Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile Bravada
- 2002 · Vehicles built July 1, 1999 – July 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V126000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BRACKETS MAY FRACTURE. THIS FRACTURE COULD RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM FROM THE FRAME.
Safety consequence
A SEPARATION COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, RESULTING IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BRACKETS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN BY TELEPHONE ON APRIL 4, 2001. THE FOLLOWUP LETTER TO CONSUMERS WAS MAILED MAY 3, 2001. 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, OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537, OR GMC AT 1-800-462-8782.
Notes
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 01V126000
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.