# NHTSA recall 09V489000

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 \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 09V489000
- Manufacturer's number: 090298
- Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Reported: 2009\-12\-23
- Owners notified: 2010\-01\-12
- Component: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
- Units potentially affected: 59031

## What is wrong

GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX AND GMC TERRAIN VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 103, "WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING SYSTEMS AND WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 101, CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS".  THE SOFTWARE IN THE CENTER INSTRUMENT PANEL CAN CAUSE THE HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, DEFROST, AND RADIO CONTROLS, AS WELL AS THE PANEL ILLUMINATION TO BECOME INOPERATIVE.


## What can happen

DRIVING WITHOUT A FUNCTIONING DEFROST SYSTEM CAN DECREASE YOUR VISIBILITY UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE COMPUTER MODULE IN THE CENTER INSTRUMENT PANEL FREE OF CHARGE.  THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JANUARY 2010.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1\-800\-630\-2438, GMC AT 1\-866\-996\-9463 OR AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.


## Notes

GM SAFETY RECALL NO. 090298.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\> .


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX](/makes/chevrolet/equinox/2010/recalls.md). Built 2009\-02\-01 to 2009\-11\-30.
- [2010 GMC TERRAIN](/makes/gmc/terrain/2010/recalls.md). Built 2009\-05\-01 to 2009\-11\-30.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [PI0754G](/bulletins/11006511.md), 2024-08-17, Service bulletin
- [PI0754A](/bulletins/10253632.md), 2024-04-29, Service bulletin
- [PIT5099G](/bulletins/10247780.md), 2023-12-26, Service bulletin
- [PIT5200](/bulletins/10247755.md), 2023-12-26, Service bulletin
- [PIT4995C](/bulletins/10247699.md), 2023-12-26, Service bulletin
- [PIT4995B](/bulletins/10247698.md), 2023-12-26, Service bulletin
- [PIT4995A](/bulletins/10247697.md), 2023-12-26, Service bulletin
- [PIT4916C](/bulletins/10247689.md), 2023-12-26, Service bulletin
- [PIT5200](/bulletins/10247100.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin
- [PIT5099A](/bulletins/10247063.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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