The defect
GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING 5,862 MY 2000-2002 CHEVROLET BLAZER, MY 2000-2001 GMC JIMMY, AND MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH COULD DEVELOP AN OPEN CIRCUIT CONDITION THAT RESULTS IN THE STOP LAMPS AND THE REAR HAZARD LAMPS BECOMING INOPERATIVE. THE CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP AND TURN SIGNAL FUNCTIONS ARE NOT AFFECTED.
The risk
THE LOSS OF STOP LAMPS AND REAR HAZARD LAMPS COULD FAIL TO WARN A FOLLOWING DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE IS BRAKING AND/OR IS STOPPED AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HAZARD SWITCH CARRIER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 17, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537, OR THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM . NOTE: THIS CAMPAIGN IS AN EXPANSION OF A PREVIOUS RECALL (PLEASE SEE 01V364).
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Blazer | 2000, 2001, 2002 |
| GMC Jimmy | 2000, 2001 |
| Oldsmobile Bravada | 2000 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
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 Blazer | 2000 | 589 | 4 |
| Chevrolet Blazer | 2001 | 326 | 3 |
| Chevrolet Blazer | 2002 | 246 | 2 |
| GMC Jimmy | 2000 | 211 | 4 |
| GMC Jimmy | 2001 | 100 | 3 |
| Oldsmobile Bravada | 2000 | 76 | 3 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 2008
21 of the 683 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2008 concerned the exterior lighting; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 08V688000 23 Dec 2008 | MACK TRUCKS, INC |
| 08V680000 19 Dec 2008 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 08V628000 2 Dec 2008 | ROADTREK MOTORHOMES INC. |
| 08V602000 19 Nov 2008 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA |
| 08V539000 15 Oct 2008 | MONACO COACH CORPORATION |
| 08V520000 6 Oct 2008 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A. |
| 08V503000 26 Sept 2008 | FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. |
| 08V417000 15 Aug 2008 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2008