NHTSA campaign 03V096000 · Manufacturer campaign 03013
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recall 03V-096: GM/FMVSS 101/208/INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER
NHTSA recall 03V096000 (Manufacturer campaign 03013) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on March 19, 2003, with 314,300 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 May 29, 2003, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V096000 (also written 03V-096 or 03V096)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 03013
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 314,300 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Wiring — Interior/Under Dash
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 101
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V096000. 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 October 1, 2000 – March 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)
GMC
GMC Envoy
- 2002 · Vehicles built October 1, 2000 – March 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile Bravada
- 2002 · Vehicles built October 1, 2000 – March 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V096000.
Defect description
CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS NO. 101, "CONTROL LOCATION, IDENTIFICATION, AND ILLUMINATION" AND NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION." THESE VEHICLES HAVE AN INTERMITTENT CONDITION DURING VEHICLE START-UP IN WHICH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER MAY NOT PROPERLY POWER UP, RESULTING IN MOST OF THE DISPLAYS, TELLTALE LIGHTS, AND FUNCTIONS (EXCEPT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT, TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS, AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER BACKLIGHTING) BEING INOPERATIVE.
Safety consequence
THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE STANDARD.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 29, 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, GMC AT 1-800-462-8782, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537.
Notes
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 03V096000
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.