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NHTSA campaign 04V287000 · Manufacturer campaign 04049

Chevrolet and Pontiac Recall 04V-287: GM/FRONT BRAKE CALIPER BOLT TORQUE

NHTSA recall 04V287000 (Manufacturer campaign 04049) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on June 23, 2004, with 47,991 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Impala, Chevrolet Monte Carlo and Pontiac Grand Prix for the 2004 model year. Owners were notified on June 28, 2004, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
04V287000 (also written 04V-287 or 04V287)
Filed by
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Manufacturer campaign number
04049
Report received
Potentially affected
47,991 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V287000. 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 Impala

    • 2004 · Vehicles built March 1, 2004 – April 30, 2004 (per NHTSA)

  • Chevrolet Monte Carlo

    • 2004 · Vehicles built March 1, 2004 – April 30, 2004 (per NHTSA)
All Chevrolet recalls

Pontiac

  • Pontiac Grand Prix

    • 2004 · Vehicles built March 1, 2004 – April 30, 2004 (per NHTSA)
All Pontiac recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V287000.

Defect description

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH LOWER THAN SPECIFIED TORQUE ON BOTH FRONT BRAKE CALIPER TO STEERING KNUCKLE ATTACHMENT BOLTS. WITH IMPROPER TORQUE, THE CLAMP LOAD AT THE JOINT MAY NOT BE ADEQUATE TO PREVENT MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE CALIPER BRACKET AND KNUCKLE.

Safety consequence

DEPENDING ON WHETHER ONE OR BOTH BOLTS BACKS OUT OR FRACTURES, THE RESULT CAN BE LOCKING OF THE AFFECTED WHEEL DURING BRAKING AND AN ABRUPT STEERING INPUT IN THE DIRECTION OF THE LOCKED WHEEL, REDUCED BRAKING AND NOISE FROM THE AFFECTED WHEEL, OR SEVERING OF A BRAKE HOSE, INCREASED BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL, AND REDUCED STEERING CONTROL. REDUCED BRAKING OR STEERING CONTROL COULD CAUSE A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS ARE TO TIGHTEN BOTH BOLTS TO THE SPECIFIED TORQUE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 28, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET 1-800-630-2438 OR PONTIAC 1-800-620-7668.

Notes

RECALL NO. 04049.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 04V287000

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.