NHTSA recall 00V085000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 00V085000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 00028 |
| Manufacturer | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Reported | 2000-03-16 |
| Owners notified | 2000-04-11 |
| Component | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS |
| Units potentially affected | 10468 |
What is wrong
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VANS EQUIPPED WITH A BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A POWER STEERING COOLER HOSE THAT CAN SEPARATE FROM THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER FLUID FLOW SWITCH ASSEMBLY.
What can happen
IF THIS OCCURS, POWER STEERING FLUID COULD FLOW ONTO HOT ENGINE PARTS AND AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR THREE SCREW CLAMPS TO THE POWER STEERING HOSE JOINTS. IF THE CLAMPS ARE NOT THE SCREW TYPE, DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CLAMPS.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 11, 2000.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. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 1999 CHEVROLET EXPRESS | Built 1998-03-01 to 1999-06-30. |
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| 2000 CHEVROLET EXPRESS | Built 1999-06-01 to 2000-02-29. |
| 1999 GMC SAVANA | Built 1998-08-01 to 1999-06-30. |
| 2000 GMC SAVANA | Built 1999-06-01 to 2000-01-31. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 05001 | 2005-04-21. Service bulletin. HYDRAULIC PUMP DRIVESHAFT THAT CAN FRACTURE RESULTING IN AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING ASSIST. MESSAGE TO CHEVROLET AND GMC DEALERS ABOUT UPCOMING CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 05001. *TT |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.