NHTSA campaign 13V248000 · Manufacturer campaign 12180
General Motors LLC Recall 13V-248: Driver's Master Power Window Switch
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 13V248000 (Manufacturer campaign 12180) was reported by General Motors LLC on June 13, 2013, with 193,652 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Saab 9-7X, Buick Rainier, Chevrolet Trailblazer and more for model years 2005–2007. Owners were notified on August 2, 2013, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 13V248000 (also written 13V-248 or 13V248)
- Filed by
- General Motors LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 12180
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 193,652 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V248000. 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.
Buick
Buick Rainier
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Trailblazer
Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT
- 2006 · Vehicles built May 16, 2005 – February 20, 2006 (per NHTSA)
GMC
GMC Envoy
GMC Envoy XL
- 2006 · Vehicles built May 17, 2005 – February 20, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Isuzu
Isuzu Ascender
Saab
Saab 9-7X
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V248000.
Defect description
General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2005-2007 SAAB 9-7x; 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL; and 2006-2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier and Isuzu Ascender vehicles. Fluid may enter the driver's door module, causing corrosion that could result in a short in the circuit board. A short may cause the power door lock and power window switches to function intermittently or become inoperative. The short may also cause overheating, which could melt components of the door module, producing odor, smoke, or a fire.
Safety consequence
A short in the circuit board could lead to a fire, increasing the risk of personal injury. A fire could occur even while the vehicle is not in use. As a precaution, owners are advised to park outside until the remedy has been made.
Manufacturer remedy
Owners will be contacted and dealers will test the driver's door module. If the module is functioning properly, a protective coating will be applied. If the module is not functioning properly, it will be replaced. These repairs will be done free of charge. GM will notify Buick, Chevrolet, and GMC owners, Isuzu and Saab will contact their respective owners. The recall began on August 2, 2013. Buick owners may contact the owner center at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet owners at 1-866-694-6546, GMC owners at 1-866-996-9463, Isuzu owners at 1-800-255-6727, and Saab owners at 1-800-955-9007. GM's campaign number is 12180. This recall is an expansion of recall 12V-406.
Notes
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 www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V248000
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.