NHTSA campaign 04V240000

REGENCY CONVERSIONS INC. Recall 04V-240: REGENCY/SPARE TIRE

NHTSA recall 04V240000 was reported by REGENCY CONVERSIONS INC. on May 17, 2004, with 285 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the GMC Sierra 1500 and Regency Chevrolet 1500 for the 2004 model year. Owners were notified on June 11, 2004, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 04V240000 (also written 04V-240 or 04V240)
Filed by: REGENCY CONVERSIONS INC.
Report received: May 17, 2004
Potentially affected: 285 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Tires — Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire
Owners notified: June 11, 2004

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V240000. 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.

GMC

GMC Sierra 1500
- 2004 · Vehicles built January 29, 2004 – May 12, 2004 (per NHTSA)

All GMC recalls

Regency

Regency Chevrolet 1500
- 2004 · Vehicles built January 29, 2004 – May 12, 2004 (per NHTSA)

All Regency recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V240000.

Defect description

THE SPARE TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY THAT WAS PROVIDED ON CERTAIN CONVERSION VEHICLES WILL NOT FIT ON THE FRONT WHEEL HUB DUE TO OFFSET OF THE WHEEL. HOWEVER, IT WILL FIT ON THE REAR WHEELS.

Safety consequence

IF SOMEONE HAS A FLAT TIRE ON THE FRONT WHEEL, THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO INSTALL THE PROVIDED SPARE TIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SPARE WHEEL WITH THE CORRECT OFFSET. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 11, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT REGENCY AT 1-800-989-4727.

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 04V240000

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.