NHTSA recall 05V161000
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 | 05V161000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 05042 |
| Manufacturer | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Reported | 2005-04-22 |
| Owners notified | 2005-07-29 |
| Component | PARKING BRAKE |
| Units potentially affected | 90242 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AND BUILT WITH EITHER PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEMS OR TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEMS, THE PARKING BRAKE FRICTION LININGS MAY WEAR TO AN EXTENT WHERE THE PARKING BRAKE CAN BECOME INEFFECTIVE IN IMMOBILIZING A PARKED VEHICLE.
What can happen
IF THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD, UNINTENDED VEHICLE MOVEMENT COULD OCCUR, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A LOW-FORCE SPRING CLIP RETAINER FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM, DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REDESIGNED PARKING BRAKE CABLE ASSEMBLY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 29, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 05042.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
| 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO | Built 1998-04-01 to 1999-07-31. |
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| 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO | Built 1999-02-01 to 2000-07-31. |
| 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO | Built 2000-04-01 to 2001-07-31. |
| 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO | Built 2001-03-01 to 2002-06-30. |
| 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO | Built 2003-04-01 to 2003-07-31. |
| 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO | Built 2003-04-01 to 2004-08-31. |
| 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO | Built 2004-04-01 to 2004-08-31. |
| 1999 GMC SIERRA | Built 1998-04-01 to 1999-06-30. |
| 2000 GMC SIERRA | Built 1999-03-01 to 2000-07-31. |
| 2001 GMC SIERRA | Built 2000-04-01 to 2001-07-31. |
| 2002 GMC SIERRA | Built 2001-05-01 to 2002-06-30. |
| 2003 GMC SIERRA | Built 2002-04-01 to 2003-07-31. |
| 2004 GMC SIERRA | Built 2003-04-01 to 2004-07-31. |
| 2005 GMC SIERRA | Built 2004-06-01 to 2004-07-31. |
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 EA04011
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.
| EA04011 | Engineering analysis, opened 2004-04-09, closed 2005-05-10. PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL; PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL; PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE; PARKING BRAKE. |
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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
| 040526002 | 2005-01-13. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE MAY NOT HOLD. *TT |
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| 020526001B | 2004-04-16. Service bulletin. REAR PARKING BRAKE SHOE RETAINING SPRING CLIP SERVICE KIT FOR DRUM-IN-HAT (DIH) EQUIPPED VEHICLES. *TT UPDATE. *TT |
| 020526002 | 2003-02-14. Service bulletin. SCRAPING NOISE FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. *TT |
| 010526001 | 2001-06-04. Service bulletin. LOW EFFORT PARKING BRAKE APPLY SYSTEM. *TT |
| 180900 | 2001-05-11. Service bulletin. BRIEF INFORMATION CONCERNING PARKING BRAKE SHOE ADJUSTMENT. *TT |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.