NHTSA campaign 05V530000 · Manufacturer campaign VCCBLCHV
SANTA FE VANS Recall 05V-530: CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP/FMVSS 108
NHTSA recall 05V530000 (Manufacturer campaign VCCBLCHV) was reported by SANTA FE VANS on November 7, 2005, with 3 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana Van for the 2005 model year. Owners were notified on November 2, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V530000 (also written 05V-530 or 05V530)
- Filed by
- SANTA FE VANS
- Manufacturer campaign number
- VCCBLCHV
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 3 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Exterior Lighting
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 108
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V530000. 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
- 2005 · Vehicles built May 11, 2005 – August 25, 2005 (per NHTSA)
GMC
GMC Savana Van
- 2005 · Vehicles built May 11, 2005 – August 25, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V530000.
Defect description
CERTAIN CONVERSION VANS BUILT ON GMC/CHEVROLET CHASSIS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THE HOUSING LENS OF THE CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP DOES NOT ALLOW ENOUGH LIGHT TO EMIT FROM THE LAMP.
Safety consequence
FOLLOWING VEHICLES MAY NOT BE FULLY INFORMED OF VEHICLE BRAKING. REAR-END COLLISIONS AND INJURY TO OCCUPANTS MAY OCCUR.
Manufacturer remedy
SANTA FE IS WORKING WITH AUDIOVOX TO REPLACE THE CENTER HIGH-MOUNTED BRAKE LAMP ASSEMBLY. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SANTA FE AT 1-800-274-1886 OR ASA AT 1-574-266-3172.
Notes
SANTA FE/ASA RECALL NO. VCCBLCHV.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 05V530000
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.