NHTSA campaign 09V489000 · Manufacturer campaign 090298
Chevrolet and GMC Recall 09V-489: SOFTWARE INSTRUMENT PANEL/FMVSS 103 & 101
NHTSA recall 09V489000 (Manufacturer campaign 090298) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on December 23, 2009, with 59,031 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain for the 2010 model year. Owners were notified on January 12, 2010, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 09V489000 (also written 09V-489 or 09V489)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 090298
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 59,031 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Visibility — Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 103
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V489000. 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 Equinox
- 2010 · Vehicles built February 1, 2009 – November 30, 2009 (per NHTSA)
GMC
GMC Terrain
- 2010 · Vehicles built May 1, 2009 – November 30, 2009 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V489000.
Defect description
GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX AND GMC TERRAIN VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 103, "WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING SYSTEMS AND WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 101, CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS". THE SOFTWARE IN THE CENTER INSTRUMENT PANEL CAN CAUSE THE HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, DEFROST, AND RADIO CONTROLS, AS WELL AS THE PANEL ILLUMINATION TO BECOME INOPERATIVE.
Safety consequence
DRIVING WITHOUT A FUNCTIONING DEFROST SYSTEM CAN DECREASE YOUR VISIBILITY UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE COMPUTER MODULE IN THE CENTER INSTRUMENT PANEL FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JANUARY 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463 OR AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
Notes
GM SAFETY RECALL NO. 090298.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 09V489000
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.