NHTSA campaign 10V179000 · Manufacturer campaign N100088
Hummer Recall 10V-179: HOOD LOUVER SEPARATION
NHTSA recall 10V179000 (Manufacturer campaign N100088) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on April 30, 2010, with 162,129 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Hummer H3 for model years 2006–2010. Owners were notified on April 12, 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 10V179000 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
- 10V179000 (also written 10V-179 or 10V179)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- N100088
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 162,129 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure — Body — Hood
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 10V179000. 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.
Hummer
Hummer H3
- 2006 · Vehicles built January 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
- 2007 · Vehicles built April 1, 2006 – January 31, 2008 (per NHTSA)
- 2008 · Vehicles built March 1, 2007 – November 30, 2008 (per NHTSA)
- 2009 · Vehicles built April 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009 (per NHTSA)
- 2010 · Vehicles built May 1, 2009 – January 30, 2010 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 10V179000.
Defect description
GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2010 HUMMER H3 VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE INTEGRAL CLIP-TABS ON THE LOUVER ON THE HOOD MAY FRACTURE, CAUSING THE HOOD LOUVER RATTLE AGAINST THE HOOD AND BECOME LOOSE. IF THIS INDICATOR IS UNNOTICED, ADDITIONAL CLIPS COULD FRACTURE AND THE HOOD LOUVER COULD DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE.
Safety consequence
IF THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVING WHEN THIS OCCURS, IT COULD STRIKE A FOLLOWING VEHICLE AND CAUSE INJURY AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL APPLY AN ADHESIVE TO THE HOOD LOUVER TO SECURE IT TO THE HOOD. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 12, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HUMMER AT 800-732-5493 OR AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
Notes
GENERAL MOTORS RECALL NO. N100088.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 10V179000
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.