NHTSA recall 04V527000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 04V527000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 04087 |
| Manufacturer | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Reported | 2004-11-01 |
| Owners notified | 2004-11-22 |
| Component | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS |
| Units potentially affected | 871473 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, VIBRATION AND HEAT MAY CAUSE THE TAIL LAMP/STOP LAMP BULB TO LOOSEN IN ITS SOCKET. IF THIS OCCURS, THE BULB MAY FLICKER AND EVENTUALLY BECOME INOPERATIVE.
What can happen
AN INOPERATIVE BRAKE LAMP WILL NOT CONVEY THE DRIVER'S INTENTION OF STOPPING TO DRIVERS IN FOLLOWING VEHICLES, AND AN INOPERATIVE REAR TURN SIGNAL LAMP WILL NOT CONVEY THE DRIVER'S INTENTION TO TURN TO DRIVERS IN FOLLOWING VEHICLES. BOTH OF THESE FAILURES CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TAIL LAMP/STOP LAMP ASSEMBLIES, AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THEM. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 22, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537, BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 04087. CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 2004 BUICK RAINIER | Built 2003-04-01 to 2003-08-31. |
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| 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER | Built 2000-10-01 to 2002-06-30. |
| 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER | Built 2002-04-01 to 2003-07-31. |
| 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER | Built 2003-04-01 to 2003-08-31. |
| 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT | Built 2000-10-01 to 2002-06-30. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT | Built 2002-04-01 to 2003-07-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT | Built 2003-04-01 to 2003-08-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2002 GMC ENVOY XL | Built 2000-10-01 to 2002-06-30. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2003 GMC ENVOY XL | Built 2002-04-01 to 2003-07-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2004 GMC ENVOY XL | Built 2003-04-01 to 2003-08-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA | Built 2000-10-01 to 2002-06-30. |
| 2003 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA | Built 2002-04-01 to 2003-07-31. |
| 2004 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA | Built 2003-04-01 to 2003-08-31. |
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 EA04021
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.
| EA04021 | Engineering analysis, opened 2004-08-03, closed 2004-11-04. BRAKE LAMP FAILURE. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS. |
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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
| 02-08-42-001I | 2017-08-31. Service bulletin. This informational bulletin provides an out line on Headlamp, Tail Lamp, License Lamp or Fog/Driving Lamp Damage and what should be considered warranty replacement and not |
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| 00651B | 2003-11-21. Service bulletin. REAR BRAKE LIGHT BULB OUT. *TT |
| 01073 | 2002-11-09. Service bulletin. INFORMATION CLARIFYING RECALL 01073 - STOP LAMPS / HAZARD LAMPS INOPERATIVE. *TT |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.