I was listening to Clark Howard, http://clarkhoward.com ,last week and caught a consumer tidbit that I found interesting...


He said that recently legislation was passed that allows auto manufacturers not to notify customers of recalls, but instead you would have to periodically check on sites such as


http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/recalls/recallsearch.cfm


Anyone else heard this???


Ford must have gotten smoked over the Firestones and bribed, I mean lobbied, all of Washington for this favor...

Has no one else heard of this???


Thought some of you fellow Americans would be furious to find out how the big 3 are trying to pull the wool over your eyes...

Do we have the C truck or K?

Yikes......... Check your fluids.

Make : CHEVROLET Model : K3500 Year : 2002
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 01V220000 Recall Date : JUN 26, 2001
Component: INTERIOR LIGHTING
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 38863
Summary:
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 6.6L DIESEL ENGINES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 105, "HYDRAULIC AND ELECTRIC BRAKE SYSTEMS." THESE VEHICLES HAVE A BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THAT MAY NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE FLUID IS LOW. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE BRAKE FLUID IS LOW, THE VEHICLE MAY NOT MEET THE PARTIAL SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 105.
Consequence:
THESE CONDITIONS COULD RESULT IN REDUCED BRAKING CAPABILITY, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.
Remedy:
DEALERS WILL CHANGE THE LOCATION OF A WIRE CONNECTION IN THE UNDERHOOD BUSSED ELECTRICAL CENTER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 9, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020 OR GMC AT 1-800-462-8782.
Notes:
ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
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Do we have the C truck or K?





C is 2wd


K is 4wd

Have any owners of the 3500 trucks received notice
of this brake issue or have had this fixed?

I think I'll start a new string on this specific issue.Edited by: 56Nomad

If your truck was built after June 26, 2001, which the vast majority of 2002s were, it was done right at the factory, and the recall doesn't apply.

The reason I posted this was to make everyone aware of how the gov't is "looking out for you and your family". Good thing safety comes after these companies make their $$$$...

OneSilverTruck,

Thanks for posting that site. For those of us who have
not received our tailgate cable letters....... this
is where you find it as a PDF file. I had to use
the year 2003 to find the letter for our trucks from GM.

Yikes......... Check your fluids.

Make : CHEVROLET Model : K3500 Year : 2002
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 01V220000 Recall Date : JUN 26, 2001
Component: INTERIOR LIGHTING
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 38863
Summary:
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 6.6L DIESEL ENGINES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 105, "HYDRAULIC AND ELECTRIC BRAKE SYSTEMS." THESE VEHICLES HAVE A BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THAT MAY NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE FLUID IS LOW. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE BRAKE FLUID IS LOW, THE VEHICLE MAY NOT MEET THE PARTIAL SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 105.
Consequence:
THESE CONDITIONS COULD RESULT IN REDUCED BRAKING CAPABILITY, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.
Remedy:
DEALERS WILL CHANGE THE LOCATION OF A WIRE CONNECTION IN THE UNDERHOOD BUSSED ELECTRICAL CENTER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 9, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020 OR GMC AT 1-800-462-8782.
Notes:
ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Document Search





We wouldn't need so many dummy lights if more people did PMS (Preventive maintenance services) on their vehicles.