NHTSA campaign 04V129000 · Manufacturer campaign 04007
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recall 04V-129: GM/TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 04V129000 (Manufacturer campaign 04007) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on March 17, 2004, with 3,662,211 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, Cadillac Escalade EXT and more for model years 2000–2004. Owners were notified on September 18, 2004, 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 04V129000 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
- 04V129000 (also written 04V-129 or 04V129)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 04007
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 3,662,211 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure — Body — Tailgate — Hinge and Attachments
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Engineering Analysis EA04-005 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V129000. 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.
Cadillac
Cadillac Escalade EXT
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Avalanche
Chevrolet Kodiak
Chevrolet Silverado
- 2000 · Vehicles built October 1, 1999 – July 31, 2000 (per NHTSA)
- 2001 · Vehicles built April 1, 2000 – October 31, 2000 (per NHTSA)
- 2002 · Vehicles built October 1, 2000 – July 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)
- 2003 · Vehicles built April 1, 2002 – July 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)
- 2004 · Vehicles built March 1, 2003 – November 30, 2003 (per NHTSA)
GMC
GMC Sierra
- 2000 · Vehicles built October 1, 1999 – July 31, 2000 (per NHTSA)
- 2001 · Vehicles built April 1, 2000 – October 31, 2000 (per NHTSA)
- 2002 · Vehicles built October 1, 2000 – July 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)
- 2003 · Vehicles built April 1, 2002 – July 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)
- 2004 · Vehicles built March 1, 2003 – November 30, 2003 (per NHTSA)
GMC Topkick
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V129000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE GALVANIZED STEEL TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES THAT RETAIN THE TAILGATE IN THE FULL OPEN (HORIZONTAL) POSITION MAY CORRODE, WEAKEN, AND EVENTUALLY FRACTURE. IF BOTH CABLES FRACTURED, THE TAILGATE WOULD SUDDENLY DROP AND STRIKE THE TOP SURFACE OF THE REAR BUMPER.
Safety consequence
ANYONE SITTING OR STANDING ON THE HORIZONTAL SURFACE OF THE TAILGATE WHEN BOTH CABLES FRACTURED COULD BE INJURED BY FALLING FROM THE TAILGATE. ON VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD THE BUMPER REMOVED, THE TAILGATE MAY DROP EVEN LOWER. ADDITIONALLY, IF THERE IS CARGO ON THE TAILGATE THE CARGO MAY FALL OFF IF THE SUPPORT CABLES FRACTURE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CABLES. INTERIM OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 7, 20004. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2004, WHEN REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE, AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH OCTOBER 29, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463, OR VISIT WWW.MYGMLINK.COM, AND ENTER YOUR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 04007.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 04V129000
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.