2000–2001 Chevrolet Suburban & 2000–2001 Chevrolet Tahoe + 2 more recall: body & structure
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. Some of these vehicles have loose or missing rear wheelhouse plugs. Under certain vehicle operating conditions, exhaust gases CAN flow forward and accumulate in the rear wheelhouse.
💥 The risk
These gases could flow into the passenger compartment if the plug is missing or loose and could cause possible illness, unconsciousness, or death.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect the vehicle for loose or missing wheelhouse plugs and install new plugs 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
- 00V343000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 00084
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 35,659
- Component
- STRUCTURE:BODY
- Owner phone
- 1-800-222-1020
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Nov 16, 2000
- Built
- Mar 1, 2000 – Jul 31, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began november 16, 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).