2000 Chevrolet B7 & 2000 Chevrolet C6500 + 4 more recall: powertrain & transmission
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: medium duty trucks. The transmission fluid could leak from a heat degraded transmission fluid cooler hose onto the exhaust system on the passenger's side of the vehicle.
💥 The risk
This condition could result in a fire.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will install a new transmission fluid cooler inlet hose and outlet hose designed with a heat sleeve and ensure adequate clearance to the exhaust system take-down pipe. Dealers will also inspect the right-hand exhaust manifold seal for leakage, and replace if necessary.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V236000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 00070
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 12,603
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- Owner phone
- 1-800-222-1020
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 26, 2000
- Built
- May 1, 1998 – Jul 31, 1999
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification will be conducted in phases and the first phase began september 26, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC at 1-800-462-8782.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).