NHTSA campaign 03V018000 · Manufacturer campaign 03001

Chevrolet and GMC Recall 03V-018: GM/FMVSS 212/WINDSHIELD BONDING

NHTSA recall 03V018000 (Manufacturer campaign 03001) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on January 23, 2003, with 110 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra for the 2003 model year. Owners were notified on January 28, 2003, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 03V018000 (also written 03V-018 or 03V018)
Filed by: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Manufacturer campaign number: 03001
Report received: January 23, 2003
Potentially affected: 110 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Visibility — Windshield
Owners notified: January 28, 2003
Safety standard: FMVSS 212

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V018000. 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 Silverado
- 2003 · Vehicles built October 27, 2002 – October 28, 2003 (per NHTSA)

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GMC

GMC Sierra
- 2003 · Vehicles built October 27, 2002 – October 28, 2002 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V018000.

Defect description

CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 212, "WINDSHIELD MOUNTING." SOME OF THESE VEHICLES LACK A CONTINUOUS URETHANE BONDING BEAD BETWEEN THE BODY SURFACE AND THE WINDSHIELD.

Safety consequence

IN VEHICLES WITH THIS CONDITION, THE WINDSHIELD MAY NOT BE RETAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAFETY STANDARD DURING A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REMOVE, RESEAL, AND REINSTALL THE WINDSHIELD. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JANUARY 28, 2003. 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 OR GMC AT 1-800-462-8782.

Notes

GM RECALL NO. 03001. CUSTOMERS CAN 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 03V018000

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.