NHTSA campaign 04V527000 · Manufacturer campaign 04087
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recall 04V-527: GM/BRAKE LAMP FAILURE
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 04V527000 (Manufacturer campaign 04087) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on November 1, 2004, with 871,473 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Trailblazer, Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT, GMC Envoy XL and more for model years 2002–2004. Owners were notified on November 22, 2004, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V527000 (also written 04V-527 or 04V527)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 04087
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 871,473 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Exterior Lighting — Brake Lights
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Engineering Analysis EA04-021 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V527000. 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.
Buick
Buick Rainier
- 2004 · Vehicles built April 1, 2003 – August 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Trailblazer
Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT
GMC
GMC Envoy XL
Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile Bravada
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V527000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, VIBRATION AND HEAT MAY CAUSE THE TAIL LAMP/STOP LAMP BULB TO LOOSEN IN ITS SOCKET. IF THIS OCCURS, THE BULB MAY FLICKER AND EVENTUALLY BECOME INOPERATIVE.
Safety consequence
AN INOPERATIVE BRAKE LAMP WILL NOT CONVEY THE DRIVER'S INTENTION OF STOPPING TO DRIVERS IN FOLLOWING VEHICLES, AND AN INOPERATIVE REAR TURN SIGNAL LAMP WILL NOT CONVEY THE DRIVER'S INTENTION TO TURN TO DRIVERS IN FOLLOWING VEHICLES. BOTH OF THESE FAILURES CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TAIL LAMP/STOP LAMP ASSEMBLIES, AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THEM. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 22, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537, BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 04087. 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 04V527000
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.