2003–2005 Chevrolet GMT 560 & 2003–2005 GMC GMT 560 recall: electrical system
⚠️ What's wrong
Certain medium duty conventional cab trucks were produced with a body wiring harness with no protective conduit in the area under the driver's feet to reduce the potential for harness wear. The body wiring harness includes SDM wiring that could be damaged from chafing and wear by the vehicle operator.
💥 The risk
This could result in inadvertent air bag deployment. A person may receive minor injuries, such as abrasions, from contact with the bag.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect the wiring harness for potential damage, repair or replace the harness if required, and add conduit to all harnesses free of charge. The recall begaon on may 3, 2005. Owners may contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438 or GMC at 1-866-996-9463.
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
- 05V104000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 05035
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 24,875
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
- Owner phone
- 1-800-630-2438
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- May 3, 2005
- Built
- May 4, 2004 – Feb 16, 2005
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- GM recall no. 05035. 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.