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GMC Sierra Recalls
Recall Date: March 2004
(Car
Accident Advice)
Car Recalls : GMC Recalls : GMC Sierra Recalls
Car Accident Advice often obtains
recall notices before dealers and owners. The NHTSA recommends
that you wait for the mailed bulletin to arrive before requesting
the work to be done. However, you can ask your
GMC Sierra Recalls dealer when the next recall update notice is expected at their shop.
Notices get lost in the mail or
discarded as junk mail. Even after these attempts to notify
customers, only 72% of owners affected by safety issue GMC Sierra
Recalls have the recall work completed.
For the most current information
about GMC Sierra Recalls contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Auto
Safety Hotline: 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236)
The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) regularly announces vehicle safety car
recalls in an effort to inform and urge owners to get problems
repaired quickly.
In the United States, safety car
recalls must be performed at no charge to the customer. Car
manufacturers are required by law to mail notices of car recalls to
owners and dealers.
Car Recalls :
GMC Recalls : GMC Sierra Recalls
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/ Models : |
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Model/Build
Years: |
| GMC
Sierra |
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2000-2004 |
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| NHTSA
CAMPAIGN ID Number : 04V129 |
| Manufacture
Dates: October
1999 – November 2003 |
| Potential
Number Of Units Affected : 3,662,211
total campaign: Silverado,
Sierra,
Avalanche,
Escalade |
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Summary GMC Sierra Recalls
On
certain pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles, the galvanized
steel tailgate support cables that retain the tailgate in the full
open (horizontal) position may corrode, weaken, and eventually
fracture. If both cables fractured, the tailgate would suddenly drop
and strike the top surface of the rear bumper. Anyone sitting or
standing on the horizontal surface of the tailgate when both cables
fractured could be injured by falling from the tailgate. On vehicles
that have had the bumper removed, the tailgate may drop even lower.
Additionally, if there is cargo on the tailgate the cargo may fall
off if the support cables fracture.
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Remedy:
Dealers will replace the cables. The manufacturer has reported that owner notification is expected to begin during the third quarter of 2004. Owners may contact
Chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438; Cadillac at 1-866-982-2339;
or GMC at 1-866-996-9463.
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Notes:
GM RECALL NO. 04007. CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIONS AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT
1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
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Car Recalls :
GMC Recalls : GMC Sierra Recalls
Note:
Car Accident Advice strives to maintain recall information for selected Makes and Models by posting
information provided by the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration in the United States. No responsibility is
assumed by Car-Accident-Advice.com for errors or omissions in this
report. Car-Accident-Advice.com expressly disclaims all
warranties, express or implied, including that of any implied
warranties of merchantability or fitness for any reason.
For more detail
regarding your specific vehicle, contact your dealer, the NHTSA
website http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov, Auto Safety Hotline at
1-888-327-4236, or your local government recall office.
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