Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| 03V217000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 04/01/2002 to 01/31/2003 | V (Vehicle) | 50225 | 07/21/2003 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 06/10/2003 | 06/11/2003 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain vans have a condition in which water may enter and corrode the rear license plate lamp socket. if the lamp socket were to corrode, the rear license plate lamp may operate intermittently or not at all, and the left rear tail lamp may become inoperative. the temperature of the license plate lamp socket could increase to the point that it may begin to soften and melt. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the socket assembly were to reach the point of melting, the occupants of the vehicle may notice an odor and smoke at the rear doors of the vehicle. if this odor and smoke were ignored, the plastic could ignite and a fire could occur. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install a new sealed rear license plate lamp socket assembly. owner notification began july 21, 2003. owners should contact chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or gmc at 1-800-462-8782. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Gm recall no. 03031.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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| 061603 | 06/16/2003 | 10003699 | Gm will be announcing a safety recall regarding unsealed rear license plate lamp sockets that may corrode due to water and contaminates entering the rear license plate lamp assembly. *tt | 10/28/2003 | |