NHTSA campaign 05V287000 · Manufacturer campaign 05059
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recall 05V-287: PARKING BRAKE LEVER SLIP/FMVSS 135
NHTSA recall 05V287000 (Manufacturer campaign 05059) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on June 20, 2005, with 14,600 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Buick Terraza, Chevrolet Uplander, Pontiac Montana and more for the 2005 model year. Owners were notified on November 14, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V287000 (also written 05V-287 or 05V287)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 05059
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 14,600 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Parking Brake
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V287000. 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 Terraza
- 2005 · Vehicles built February 1, 2005 – March 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Uplander
- 2005 · Vehicles built February 1, 2005 – March 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Pontiac
Pontiac Montana
- 2005 · Vehicles built February 1, 2005 – March 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Saturn
Saturn Relay
- 2005 · Vehicles built February 1, 2005 – April 30, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V287000.
Defect description
CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 135, 'PASSENGER CAR BRAKE SYSTEMS.' TO MEET THE STANDARD, THE VEHICLE MUST NOT MOVE FOR FIVE MINUTES WHEN STOPPED ON A STEEP HILL WITH THE PARKING BRAKE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL (N). SOME OF THESE VEHICLES FAILED THIS TEST.
Safety consequence
WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE IS RELEASED, THE DRIVER MAY NOTICE UNINTENDED BRAKING WHEN ACCELERATING, DECELERATING, OR COASTING, AND A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. UNINTENDED VEHICLE MOVEMENT COULD OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR PARKING BRAKE LEVER SLIPPAGE AT EACH REAR BRAKE CALIPER AND REPLACE THE CALIPER IF LEVER SLIPPAGE IS IDENTIFIED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 14, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668, OR SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876.
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 05059. CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V287000
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.