NHTSA campaign 09V172000 · Manufacturer campaign 09101 & 09046
Pontiac Recall 09V-172: TPMS & BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SWITCH/FMVSS 138 & 108
NHTSA recall 09V172000 (Manufacturer campaign 09101 & 09046) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on May 21, 2009, with 35,038 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Pontiac G8 for model years 2008–2009. Owners were notified on May 21, 2009, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 09V172000 (also written 09V-172 or 09V172)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 09101 & 09046
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 35,038 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Air — Antilock — Control Unit/Module
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 138
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V172000. 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.
Pontiac
Pontiac G8
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V172000.
Defect description
GM IS RECALLING 35,038 MY 2008-2009 PONTIAC G8 VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT" AND FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLES SAFETY STANDARD NO. 138, "TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS". THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SWITCH MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY PROGRAMMED. WITH THIS CONDITION, THE BRAKE LAMPS MAY BE CONTINUALLY ILLUMINATED AND FAIL TO WARN A FOLLOWING DRIVER WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BRAKING. ALSO CERTAIN VEHICLES MAY HAVE INCORRECT VALUES PROGRAMMED INTO THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM THAT WILL NOT ILLUMINATE THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE TELLTALE UNTIL TIRE PRESSURE FALLS BELOW VALUES REQUIRED BY THE STANDARD.
Safety consequence
INAPPROPRIATE, NON-STANDARD LIGHTS COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH OR DRIVING ON A SIGNIFICANTLY UNDER-INFLATED TIRE CAUSES THE TIRE TO OVERHEAT AND CAN LEAD TO TIRE FAILURE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE BRAKE POSITION SENSOR AND THE REMOTE CONTROL DOOR LOCK RECEIVER WITH THE CORRECT VALUES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE JUNE 5, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GM PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668.
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 09101 & 09046.OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 09V172000
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.