# 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 \(United States\)
- 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 \(1\-888\-327\-4236\).


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1999 CHEVROLET EXPRESS](/makes/chevrolet/express/1999/recalls.md). Built 1998\-03\-01 to 1999\-06\-30.
- [2000 CHEVROLET EXPRESS](/makes/chevrolet/express/2000/recalls.md). Built 1999\-06\-01 to 2000\-02\-29.
- [1999 GMC SAVANA](/makes/gmc/savana/1999/recalls.md). Built 1998\-08\-01 to 1999\-06\-30.
- [2000 GMC SAVANA](/makes/gmc/savana/2000/recalls.md). Built 1999\-06\-01 to 2000\-01\-31.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [05001](/bulletins/10013573.md), 2005-04-21, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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