NHTSA campaign 06V254000 · Manufacturer campaign 06054
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recall 06V-254: SPRING BRAKE MODULATING VALVES/BENDIX
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 06V254000 (Manufacturer campaign 06054) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on July 13, 2006, with 1,184 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet C7500, Chevrolet C8500, Chevrolet Kodiak and more for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on July 31, 2006, 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 06V254000 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
- 06V254000 (also written 06V-254 or 06V254)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 06054
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,184 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Parking Brake — Conventional — Air
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 121
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V254000. 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 C7500
- 2006 · Vehicles built April 1, 2006 – June 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Chevrolet C8500
- 2006 · Vehicles built April 1, 2006 – June 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Chevrolet Kodiak
- 2006 · Vehicles built April 1, 2006 – June 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Chevrolet T Series
- 2006 · Vehicles built April 1, 2006 – June 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
GMC
GMC Topkick
- 2006 · Vehicles built April 1, 2006 – June 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
GMC Topkick 8500
- 2006 · Vehicles built April 1, 2006 – June 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
GMC T Series
- 2006 · Vehicles built April 1, 2006 – June 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Isuzu
Isuzu FTR
- 2006 · Vehicles built April 1, 2006 – June 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Isuzu FXR
- 2006 · Vehicles built April 1, 2006 – June 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V254000.
Defect description
CERTAIN MEDIUM DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED SR-7 BENDIX BRAKE VALVES, THE CHECK VALVE INSIDE THE VALVE CAVITY MAY NOT PROPERLY SET, CAUSING INTERNAL AIR LEAKAGE. IF THE CHECK VALVE DOES NOT PROPERLY SEAT, THE RESULTING LEAKAGE CAN CAUSE A DELAY IN THE APPLICATION OF THE SPRING BRAKES TO PARK THE VEHICLE AFTER OPERATOR PULLS THE DASH VALVE BUTTON.
Safety consequence
THE DELAYED PARKING BRAKE APPLICATION CAN OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING, LEADING TO UNINTENDED VEHICLE ROLLAWAY INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VALVES AND REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 31, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463, OR ISUZU AT 1-800-255-6727.
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 06054. 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 06V254000
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.