The defect
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AND BUILT WITH EITHER PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEMS OR TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEMS, THE PARKING BRAKE FRICTION LININGS MAY WEAR TO AN EXTENT WHERE THE PARKING BRAKE CAN BECOME INEFFECTIVE IN IMMOBILIZING A PARKED VEHICLE.
The risk
IF THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD, UNINTENDED VEHICLE MOVEMENT COULD OCCUR, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A LOW-FORCE SPRING CLIP RETAINER FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM, DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REDESIGNED PARKING BRAKE CABLE ASSEMBLY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 29, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Silverado | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| GMC Sierra | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet Silverado | 1999 | 1,660 | 5 |
| Chevrolet Silverado | 2000 | 1,305 | 8 |
| Chevrolet Silverado | 2001 | 877 | 4 |
| Chevrolet Silverado | 2002 | 710 | 4 |
| Chevrolet Silverado | 2003 | 695 | 6 |
| Chevrolet Silverado | 2004 | 622 | 8 |
| Chevrolet Silverado | 2005 | 316 | 8 |
| GMC Sierra | 1999 | 600 | 5 |
| GMC Sierra | 2000 | 443 | 8 |
| GMC Sierra | 2001 | 264 | 4 |
| GMC Sierra | 2002 | 249 | 4 |
| GMC Sierra | 2003 | 206 | 6 |
| GMC Sierra | 2004 | 188 | 7 |
| GMC Sierra | 2005 | 117 | 9 |
Other parking brake recalls in 2005
13 of the 562 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2005 concerned the parking brake; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 05V468000 5 Oct 2005 | FREIGHTLINER LLC |
| 05V417000 20 Sept 2005 | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| 05V415000 19 Sept 2005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 05V368000 26 Aug 2005 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
| 05V342000 27 Jul 2005 | HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO |
| 05V318000 8 Jul 2005 | KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. |
| 05V315000 7 Jul 2005 | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY |
| 05V287000 20 Jun 2005 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2005