NHTSA campaign 09V310000 · Manufacturer campaign 09049
GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recall 09V-310: BRAKE LAMP SWITCH MALFUNCTION
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 09V310000 (Manufacturer campaign 09049) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on July 29, 2009, with 185,903 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon, Isuzu I-290 and more for model years 2004–2009. Owners were notified on August 2, 2010, 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 09V310000 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
- 09V310000 (also written 09V-310 or 09V310)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 09049
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 185,903 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Exterior Lighting — Brake Lights — Switch
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Recall Query RQ09-001 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V310000. 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 Colorado
- 2004 · Vehicles built October 30, 2003 – June 30, 2004 (per NHTSA)
- 2005 · Vehicles built June 1, 2004 – June 30, 2005 (per NHTSA)
- 2006 · Vehicles built June 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
- 2007 · Vehicles built June 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007 (per NHTSA)
- 2008 · Vehicles built June 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008 (per NHTSA)
- 2009 · Vehicles built June 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009 (per NHTSA)
GMC
GMC Canyon
- 2004 · Vehicles built October 30, 2003 – June 30, 2004 (per NHTSA)
- 2005 · Vehicles built June 1, 2004 – June 30, 2005 (per NHTSA)
- 2006 · Vehicles built June 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
- 2007 · Vehicles built June 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007 (per NHTSA)
- 2008 · Vehicles built June 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008 (per NHTSA)
- 2009 · Vehicles built June 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Isuzu
Isuzu I-280
- 2006 · Vehicles built May 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Isuzu I-290
Isuzu I-350
- 2006 · Vehicles built June 1, 2005 – May 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Isuzu I-370
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V310000.
Defect description
GM IS RECALLING 185,903 MODEL YEAR 2004-2009 COLORADO, GMC MODEL YEAR 2009-2004 CANYON, MODEL YEAR 2006 I-280, I-350, MODEL YEAR 2007-2008 I-290, AND I-370, PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ALABAMA, ARIZONA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, PUERTO RICO, SOUTH CAROLINA, TEXAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND UTAH. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A BRAKE LAMP SWITCH THAT MAY NOT WORK AS DESIGNED DUE TO CONTAMINATION IN THE SWITCH.
Safety consequence
THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE SIMULTANEOUS LOSS OF ALL BRAKE LAMPS OR CAUSE ALL OF THE BRAKE LAMPS TO STAY ON CONTINUOUSLY. BOTH OF THESE CONDITIONS COULD FAIL TO WARN OTHERS OF THE DRIVER'S INTENTIONS AND COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE NECESSARY COMPONENTS AS SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL BULLETIN FREE OF CHARGE. GM ANTICIPATES THAT PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE BY JUNE 2010. A SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR VEHICLES REGISTERED IN ALL OTHER STATES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE SAME TIME FRAME. IN THE INTERIM, OWNERS WHO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE CAN OBTAIN A FREE REPAIR, HOWEVER THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO RETURN WHEN THE NEW DESIGN PART BECOMES AVAILABLE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463, ISUZU AT 1-800-255-6727 OR AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 09049.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 09V310000
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.