The defect
CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 135, 'PASSENGER CAR BRAKE SYSTEMS.' TO MEET THE STANDARD, THE VEHICLE MUST NOT MOVE FOR FIVE MINUTES WHEN STOPPED ON A STEEP HILL WITH THE PARKING BRAKE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL (N). SOME OF THESE VEHICLES FAILED THIS TEST.
The risk
WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE IS RELEASED, THE DRIVER MAY NOTICE UNINTENDED BRAKING WHEN ACCELERATING, DECELERATING, OR COASTING, AND A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. UNINTENDED VEHICLE MOVEMENT COULD OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR PARKING BRAKE LEVER SLIPPAGE AT EACH REAR BRAKE CALIPER AND REPLACE THE CALIPER IF LEVER SLIPPAGE IS IDENTIFIED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 14, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668, OR SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Buick Terraza | 2005 |
| Chevrolet Uplander | 2005 |
| Pontiac Montana | 2005 |
| Saturn Relay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buick Terraza | 2005 | 120 | 2 |
| Chevrolet Uplander | 2005 | 196 | 3 |
| Pontiac Montana | 2005 | 81 | 5 |
| Saturn Relay | 2005 | 91 | 2 |
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 |
| 05V228000 17 May 2005 | SETRA OF NORTH AMERICA |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2005