NHTSA recall 05V379000
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 | 05V379000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 05068 |
| Manufacturer | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Reported | 2005-08-29 |
| Owners notified | 2005-09-22 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP |
| Units potentially affected | 1353718 |
What is wrong
CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. THIS CONDITION IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN ENVIRONMENTALLY CORROSIVE AREAS. THIS RECALL WILL BE LAUNCHED IN THE "SALT BELT" STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ONLY.
What can happen
THIS CAN CAUSE INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS ARE TO REMOVE THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND THOROUGHLY CLEAN THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR MOUNTING SURFACE ON THE BEARING, APPLY RUST INHIBITOR TO THE CLEANED SURFACE, GREASE THE MOUNTING SURFACE, REINSTALL THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, AND CHECK THE PEAK-TO-PEAK OUTPUT VOLTAGE TO ENSURE THE WHEEL SPEED SIGNAL IS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. THE RECALL BEGAN SEPTEMBER 22, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 05068. GM REVISED THE INVOLVED VEHICLES BY AMENDING THE ORIGINAL 573 REPORT ON OCTOBER 4, 2005. GM REVISED THE ORIGINAL 573 REPORT ON DECEMBER 16, 2005, TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL STATES AND VEHICLE POPULATION.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.
| 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE | Built 2001-01-01 to 2002-08-31. |
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| 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO | Built 1998-04-01 to 1999-07-31. |
| 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO | Built 1999-02-01 to 2000-07-31. |
| 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO | Built 2000-03-01 to 2001-07-31. |
| 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO | Built 2001-01-01 to 2002-08-31. |
| 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN | Built 1999-02-01 to 2000-07-31. |
| 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN | Built 2000-03-01 to 2001-07-31. |
| 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN | Built 2001-01-01 to 2002-08-31. |
| 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE | Built 1999-02-01 to 2000-07-31. |
| 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE | Built 2000-03-01 to 2001-07-31. |
| 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE | Built 2001-01-01 to 2002-08-31. |
| 1999 GMC SIERRA | Built 1998-04-01 to 1999-07-31. |
| 2000 GMC SIERRA | Built 1999-02-01 to 2000-07-31. |
| 2001 GMC SIERRA | Built 2000-03-01 to 2001-07-31. |
| 2002 GMC SIERRA | Built 2001-01-01 to 2002-08-31. |
| 2000 GMC YUKON | Built 1999-02-01 to 2000-07-31. |
| 2001 GMC YUKON | Built 2000-03-01 to 2001-07-31. |
| 2002 GMC YUKON | Built 2001-04-01 to 2002-08-31. |
| 2000 GMC YUKON XL | Built 1999-02-01 to 2000-07-31. |
| 2001 GMC YUKON XL | Built 2000-03-01 to 2001-07-31. |
| 2002 GMC YUKON XL | Built 2001-01-01 to 2002-08-31. |
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 PE05020
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.
| PE05020 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2005-04-28, closed 2005-09-13. UNWANTED LOW-SPEED ABS ACTIVATION. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. |
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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
| 040525002 | 2007-08-15. Service bulletin. ABS LIGHT ON, DTC'S C0265, C0201, U1041 SET AND/OR LOSS OF COMMUNICATION WITH BRAKE MODULE. (REGROUND EBCM GROUND). *KB |
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| 3455 | 2005-10-29. Service bulletin. SUPPLEMENT TO 04094 FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION. *TT |
| 05068 | 2005-09-28. Service bulletin. PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL REGARDING FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION. *TT |
| 040525002B | 2004-08-13. Service bulletin. ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) LIGHT ON, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) C0265, C0201, U1041 SET AND/OR LOSS OF COMMUNICATION WITH BRAKE MODULE. *TT UPDATE. *TT |
| 030525007 | 2003-12-02. Service bulletin. ANTILOCK BRAKE (ABS) ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS (CLEAN WHEEL SPEED SENSOR MOUNTING SURFACE). *TT UPDATED 10/23/09. *PE |
| 020525006A | 2003-03-28. Service bulletin. ANTILOCK BRAKE (ABS) ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS ON VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING THE 1995 AND 1996 ENVOY. *TT |
| 020525006 | 2003-02-11. Service bulletin. ANTILOCK BRAKE (ABS) ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS. *TT |
| 020525002 | 2002-10-09. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING REVISED WHEEL SPEED SENSOR REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE. *TT |
| 220101 | 2001-04-06. Service bulletin. ON SOME VEHICLES, AFTER TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE, THE ABS MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN. *TT |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.