NHTSA campaign 05V455000 · Manufacturer campaign 05086
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recall 05V-455: POWER STEERING HOSE
NHTSA recall 05V455000 (Manufacturer campaign 05086) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on October 5, 2005, with 123,592 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Corvette, Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra and more for model years 2005–2006. Owners were notified on October 14, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 05V455000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V455000 (also written 05V-455 or 05V455)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 05086
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 123,592 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Hydraulic Power Assist — Hose, Piping, and Connections
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V455000. 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
- 2006 · Vehicles built July 1, 2005 – August 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Cadillac
Cadillac Escalade
- 2006 · Vehicles built July 1, 2005 – August 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Corvette
Chevrolet Express
- 2006 · Vehicles built July 1, 2005 – August 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Chevrolet Silverado
Chevrolet Tahoe
- 2006 · Vehicles built July 1, 2005 – August 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Chevrolet Trailblazer
- 2006 · Vehicles built July 1, 2005 – August 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT
- 2006 · Vehicles built July 1, 2005 – August 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
GMC
GMC Envoy
- 2006 · Vehicles built July 1, 2005 – August 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
GMC Envoy XL
- 2006 · Vehicles built July 1, 2005 – August 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
GMC Savana
- 2006 · Vehicles built July 1, 2005 – August 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
GMC Sierra
GMC Yukon
- 2006 · Vehicles built July 1, 2005 – August 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Hummer
Hummer H2
- 2006 · Vehicles built July 1, 2005 – August 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Isuzu
Isuzu Ascender
- 2006 · Vehicles built July 1, 2005 – August 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V455000.
Defect description
CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH A POWER STEERING HOSE THAT IS NOT TO SPECIFICATION. UNDER EXTREME STEERING MANEUVERS, SUCH AS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL FULLY TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE BRAKING, THE HOSE MAY FRACTURE AND LEAK FLUID.
Safety consequence
IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD BE LOST AND INCREASED STEERING EFFORT WOULD BE REQUIRED. ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HYDRO-BOOST POWER BRAKES, IT COULD ALSO RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER BRAKE ASSIST AND INCREASED BRAKING EFFORT WOULD BE REQUIRED. IF THE POWER STEERING FLUID SPRAY WERE TO SPRAY ONTO HOT ENGINE PARTS, AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE COULD OCCUR.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE POWER STEERING HOSE(S) FOR TWO SUSPECT DATE CODES AND REPLACE THEM IF REQUIRED. THE RECALL WILL BEGIN ON OCTOBER 14, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463, BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339, ISUZU AT 1-800-255-6727, OR HUMMER AT 1-800-732-5493.
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 05086.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 05V455000
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.