NHTSA recall 09V310000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 09V310000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 09049 |
| Manufacturer | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Reported | 2009-07-29 |
| Owners notified | 2010-08-02 |
| Component | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH |
| Units potentially affected | 185903 |
What is wrong
GM IS RECALLING 185,903 MODEL YEAR 2004-2009 COLORADO, GMC MODEL YEAR 2009-2004 CANYON, MODEL YEAR 2006 I-280, I-350, MODEL YEAR 2007-2008 I-290, AND I-370, PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ALABAMA, ARIZONA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, PUERTO RICO, SOUTH CAROLINA, TEXAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND UTAH. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A BRAKE LAMP SWITCH THAT MAY NOT WORK AS DESIGNED DUE TO CONTAMINATION IN THE SWITCH.
What can happen
THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE SIMULTANEOUS LOSS OF ALL BRAKE LAMPS OR CAUSE ALL OF THE BRAKE LAMPS TO STAY ON CONTINUOUSLY. BOTH OF THESE CONDITIONS COULD FAIL TO WARN OTHERS OF THE DRIVER'S INTENTIONS AND COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE NECESSARY COMPONENTS AS SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL BULLETIN FREE OF CHARGE. GM ANTICIPATES THAT PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE BY JUNE 2010. A SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR VEHICLES REGISTERED IN ALL OTHER STATES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE SAME TIME FRAME. IN THE INTERIM, OWNERS WHO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE CAN OBTAIN A FREE REPAIR, HOWEVER THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO RETURN WHEN THE NEW DESIGN PART BECOMES AVAILABLE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463, ISUZU AT 1-800-255-6727 OR AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 09049.OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
| 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO | Built 2003-10-30 to 2004-06-30. |
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| 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO | Built 2004-06-01 to 2005-06-30. |
| 2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO | Built 2005-06-01 to 2006-06-30. |
| 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO | Built 2006-06-01 to 2007-06-30. |
| 2008 CHEVROLET COLORADO | Built 2007-06-01 to 2008-06-30. |
| 2009 CHEVROLET COLORADO | Built 2008-06-01 to 2009-06-30. |
| 2004 GMC CANYON | Built 2003-10-30 to 2004-06-30. |
| 2005 GMC CANYON | Built 2004-06-01 to 2005-06-30. |
| 2006 GMC CANYON | Built 2005-06-01 to 2006-06-30. |
| 2007 GMC CANYON | Built 2006-06-01 to 2007-06-30. |
| 2008 GMC CANYON | Built 2007-06-01 to 2008-06-30. |
| 2009 GMC CANYON | Built 2008-06-01 to 2009-06-30. |
| 2006 ISUZU I-280 | Built 2005-05-01 to 2006-06-30. |
| 2007 ISUZU I-290 | Built 2006-06-01 to 2007-06-30. |
| 2008 ISUZU I-290 | Built 2007-03-01 to 2008-05-30. |
| 2006 ISUZU I-350 | Built 2005-06-01 to 2006-05-30. |
| 2007 ISUZU I-370 | Built 2006-06-01 to 2007-06-30. |
| 2008 ISUZU I-370 | Built 2007-04-01 to 2008-05-30. |
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 RQ09001
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.
| RQ09001 | Recall query, opened 2009-02-25, closed 2009-07-30. BRAKE LAMP SWITCH MALFUNCTION. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH; EXTERIOR LIGHTING. |
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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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| SB-11-09-S001 | 2011-09-21. Service bulletin. ISUZU SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. 2006-2008 I SERIES. LOSS OF BRAKE LIGHTS OR CONTINUOUS ILLUMINATION. THERE COULD BE CONTAMINATION OF THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. *RM |
| PI-0270 | 2011-05-10. Service bulletin. GM: THE REAR CARPET MAY BE DAMP OR WET. THE VEHICLES CENTER STOP LIGHT MIGHT ALSO APPEAR TO NOT BE SEALED TO THE CAB EXTERIOR. *RM |
| SB-09186 | 2011-02-25. Service bulletin. CHEVROLET GMC SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT-BRAKE LAMPS INOPERATIVE OR CONTINUOUS ILLUMINATION. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY CONTAMINATION IN THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BRAKES IS NOT AFFECTED. *PE UPDATED 5/11/11. *PE UPDATED 6/22/11. *PE |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.