NHTSA campaign 03V327000 · Manufacturer campaign 03043
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recall 03V-327: GM/HAZARD WARNING SWITCH
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 03V327000 (Manufacturer campaign 03043) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on August 28, 2003, with 670,740 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Malibu, Oldsmobile Alero and Pontiac Grand Am for model years 2000–2001. Owners were notified on February 5, 2004, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V327000 (also written 03V-327 or 03V327)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 03043
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 670,740 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Exterior Lighting — Hazard Flashing Warning Lights — Switch
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Engineering Analysis EA02-037 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V327000. 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 Malibu
Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile Alero
Pontiac
Pontiac Grand Am
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V327000.
Defect description
CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE HAZARD WARNING SWITCHES THAT MAY EXPERIENCE SOLDER JOINT CRACKING CAUSED BY RAPID TEMPERATURE TRANSITIONS AND THE SOLDERING PROCESS. IF SOLDER JOINT CRACKING OCCURS AND RESULTS IN AN OPEN CIRCUIT, THE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LAMPS BECOME INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE.
Safety consequence
WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS ARE INOPERATIVE, THE DRIVER CANNOT USE THEM TO SIGNAL INTENT TO TURN THAT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 5, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537.
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 03043.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 03V327000
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.