NHTSA recall 03V093000
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 | 03V093000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 03006 |
| Manufacturer | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Reported | 2003-03-07 |
| Owners notified | 2003-04-24 |
| Component | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR |
| Units potentially affected | 507171 |
What is wrong
CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, MINI VANS, AND PICKUP TRUCKS MAY DEVELOP A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE ELECTRIC OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR SWITCH.
What can happen
IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN, IT COULD RESULT IN AN INOPERATIVE SWITCH, HEAT DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER'S DOOR, AND/OR IGNITION OF COMPONENTS IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND A SUBSEQUENT VEHICLE FIRE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED JUMPER HARNESS TO THE ELECTRIC OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR SWITCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 24, 2003. 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
GM RECALL NO. 03006. CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 1998 CHEVROLET ASTRO | Built 1997-04-01 to 1998-09-30. |
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| 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER | Built 1996-03-01 to 1997-06-30. |
| 1998 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUPS | Built 1997-05-01 to 1998-05-31. |
| 1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN | Built 1996-05-01 to 1997-08-31. |
| 1998 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN | Built 1997-02-01 to 1998-01-31. |
| 1998 GMC C/K PICKUP | Built 1997-05-01 to 1998-05-31. |
| 1997 GMC JIMMY | Built 1996-03-01 to 1997-06-30. |
| 1998 GMC SAFARI | Built 1997-04-01 to 1998-09-30. |
| 1997 GMC SUBURBAN | Built 1996-05-01 to 1997-08-31. |
| 1998 GMC SUBURBAN | Built 1997-02-01 to 1998-01-31. |
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.
Investigated as EA02005
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| EA02005 | Engineering analysis, opened 2002-05-17, closed 2003-05-01. DRIVER DOOR ELECTRICAL FIRES. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR; VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 031403 | 2003-07-25. Service bulletin. INSTALLING A FUSE JUMPER HARNESS TO CORRECT A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE ELECTRIC OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR SWITCH. *TT *JB |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.