The defect
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, VIBRATION AND HEAT MAY CAUSE THE TAIL LAMP/STOP LAMP BULB TO LOOSEN IN ITS SOCKET. IF THIS OCCURS, THE BULB MAY FLICKER AND EVENTUALLY BECOME INOPERATIVE.
The risk
AN INOPERATIVE BRAKE LAMP WILL NOT CONVEY THE DRIVER'S INTENTION OF STOPPING TO DRIVERS IN FOLLOWING VEHICLES, AND AN INOPERATIVE REAR TURN SIGNAL LAMP WILL NOT CONVEY THE DRIVER'S INTENTION TO TURN TO DRIVERS IN FOLLOWING VEHICLES. BOTH OF THESE FAILURES CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TAIL LAMP/STOP LAMP ASSEMBLIES, AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THEM. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 22, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537, BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Rainier | 2004 |
| Chevrolet Trailblazer | 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT | 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| GMC Envoy XL | 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| Oldsmobile Bravada | 2002, 2003, 2004 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buick Rainier | 2004 | 158 | 2 |
| Chevrolet Trailblazer | 2002 | 1,149 | 12 |
| Chevrolet Trailblazer | 2003 | 901 | 8 |
| Chevrolet Trailblazer | 2004 | 1,081 | 2 |
| Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT | 2002 | 100 | 3 |
| Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT | 2003 | 313 | 3 |
| Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT | 2004 | 261 | 1 |
| GMC Envoy XL | 2002 | 70 | 3 |
| GMC Envoy XL | 2003 | 228 | 3 |
| GMC Envoy XL | 2004 | 187 | 1 |
| Oldsmobile Bravada | 2002 | 238 | 10 |
| Oldsmobile Bravada | 2003 | 27 | 7 |
| Oldsmobile Bravada | 2004 | 13 | 2 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 2004
24 of the 601 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2004 concerned the exterior lighting; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 04V584000 16 Dec 2004 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| 04V572000 7 Dec 2004 | HACKNEY |
| 04V566000 29 Nov 2004 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 04V560000 22 Nov 2004 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 04V558000 22 Nov 2004 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 04V547000 16 Nov 2004 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 04V524000 1 Nov 2004 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 04V504000 21 Oct 2004 | VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2004