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Search Results   Report Date : November 22, 2009 at 05:39 AM NHTSA Action Number : EA04011 05V161000 NHTSA Action Number : EA04011 NHTSA Recall Campaign Number : 05V161000 Make / Models :         Model/Build Years:          CHEVROLET / 1500     2003      CHEVROLET / C PICKUP     1999-2000      CHEVROLET / C SERIES     1999-2002      CHEVROLET / C/K PICKUPS     2000-2002      CHEVROLET / C/K SERIES     1999-2002      CHEVROLET / C1     1999      CHEVROLET / C10     1999-2001      CHEVROLET / C15     1999-2001      CHEVROLET / C1500     1999-2003      CHEVROLET / DENALI     2003      CHEVROLET / K PICKUP     1999-2000      CHEVROLET / K SERIES     1999-2002      CHEVROLET / K1     1999-2000      CHEVROLET / K10     1999-2000      CHEVROLET / K15     1999-2001      CHEVROLET / K1500     1999-2003      CHEVROLET / PICKUP     2003      CHEVROLET / SIERRA     1999-2003      CHEVROLET / SILVERADO     1999-2003      CHEVROLET / SUBURBAN     2003      CHEVROLET / YUKON     2003      GMC / C PICKUP     1999-2000      GMC / C SERIES     1999-2002      GMC / C/K PICKUP     1999-2002      GMC / C/K SERIES     1999-2003      GMC / C1     1999      GMC / C15     1999-2001      GMC / C1500     1999-2002      GMC / DENALI     2003      GMC / GMC     2003      GMC / GMT 800     2000-2002      GMC / K PICKUP     1999-2000      GMC / K SERIES     1999-2002      GMC / K1     1999-2000      GMC / K15     2000      GMC / K1500     1999-2001      GMC / SIERRA     1999-2003      GMC / SILVERADO     1999-2002      GMC / SUBURBAN     2003      GMC / TAHOE     2003      GMC / YUKON     2003      GMC / YUKON XL     2003      GMC / YUKON XL DENALI     2003 Manufacturer : GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Component : PARKING BRAKE PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE Date Investigation Opened : April 9, 2004 Date Investigation Closed : May 10, 2005 Summary: IN A LETTER DATED APRIL 20, 2005, GM NOTIFIED NHTSA THAT IT HAD DECIDED THAT DEFECTS THAT RELATE TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXIST IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR (MY) 1999-2002 C/K 1500 SERIES (PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM) AND MY 2001-2005 C/K 2500 AND 3500 SERIES (TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM) PICKUPS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. ACCORDING TO GM, SOME OF THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE CONDITIONS THAT CAUSE THE FRICTION LININGS TO WEAR TO AN EXTENT WHERE THE PARKING BRAKE CAN BECOME INEFFECTIVE IN IMMOBILIZING A PARKED VEHICLE. GM'S ACTION COVERS AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF 142,585 VEHICLES. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A LOW-FORCE SPRING CLIP RETAINER FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM AND INSTALL A REDESIGNED PARKING BRAKE CABLE ASSEMBLY ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. A TOTAL OF 58 NON-DUPLICATIVE COMPLAINTS WERE RECEIVED BY ODI AND GM CONCERNING THE APPROXIMATELY 59,000 MY 1999-2002 C/K 1500 SERIES PICKUP TRUCKS WITH THE PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. THESE INCLUDED 22 ALLEGED ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS, RESULTING IN A RATE OF 38.5 ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS PER 100,000 VEHICLES. ODI IS AWARE OF 24 COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE MY 2001-2005 C/K 2500 AND 3500 SERIES MANUAL TRANSMISSION TRUCKS RECALLED BY GM, INCLUDING 5 ALLEGING ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS. THOUGH THE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN GM'S LETTER ARE ALSO PRESENT IN THE C/K TRUCKS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE ROLLAWAY RATE IN THOSE VEHICLES WAS SIMILAR TO THOSE OBSERVED IN PEER VEHICLES STUDIED BY ODI IN THIS INVESTIGATION. THIS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS IS CLOSED. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT. Check to Request Research. Submit below.