NHTSA campaign 04V320000 · Manufacturer campaign 04061
Chevrolet and GMC Recall 04V-320: GM/TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE SEPARATION
NHTSA recall 04V320000 (Manufacturer campaign 04061) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on July 6, 2004, with 1,792 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana for the 2004 model year. Owners were notified on August 19, 2004, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V320000 (also written 04V-320 or 04V320)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 04061
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,792 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Lever and Linkage — Column Shift
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V320000. 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 Express
- 2004 · Vehicles built May 18, 2004 – May 25, 2004 (per NHTSA)
GMC
GMC Savana
- 2004 · Vehicles built May 18, 2004 – May 25, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V320000.
Defect description
CERTAIN VANS WERE BUILT WITH A TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE ASSEMBLY THAT MAY SEPARATE. IF THE CABLE ASSEMBLY SEPARATES, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER POSITION AND THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR MAY NO LONGER CORRELATE.
Safety consequence
IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, THE VEHICLE COULD MOVE IN A DIRECTION NOT ANTICIPATED BY THE DRIVER, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE ASSEMBLY, AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE IT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 19, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 04061.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 04V320000
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.