NHTSA campaign 04V528000 · Manufacturer campaign 04092

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recall 04V-528: GM/FMVSS 124/ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARM

NHTSA recall 04V528000 (Manufacturer campaign 04092) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on November 1, 2004, with 92,863 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Malibu, Oldsmobile Alero and Pontiac Grand Am for the 2003 model year. Owners were notified on December 20, 2004, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 04V528000 (also written 04V-528 or 04V528)
Filed by: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Manufacturer campaign number: 04092
Report received: November 1, 2004
Potentially affected: 92,863 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Vehicle Speed Control — Accelerator Pedal
Owners notified: December 20, 2004
Safety standard: FMVSS 124

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V528000. 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 Malibu
- 2003 · Vehicles built November 1, 2002 – May 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)

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Oldsmobile

Oldsmobile Alero
- 2003 · Vehicles built November 1, 2002 – May 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)

All Oldsmobile recalls

Pontiac

Pontiac Grand Am
- 2003 · Vehicles built November 1, 2002 – May 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)

All Pontiac recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V528000.

Defect description

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 124, 'ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEMS.' IN HOT AMBIENT CONDITIONS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARM MAY STICK AT THE ATTACHMENT TO THE BRACKET AND NOT RETURN TO THE ENGINE IDLE POSITION WHEN THE OPERATOR LIFTS HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.

Safety consequence

FAILURE TO RETURN TO IDLE COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARM AND REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY WITH A NEW ASSEMBLY, IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 20, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537.

Notes

GMRECALL NO. 04092. CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 04V528000

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.