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Search Results   Report Date : February 10, 2010 at 01:04 AM NHTSA Action Number : EA04021 04V527000 NHTSA Action Number : EA04021 NHTSA Recall Campaign Number : 04V527000 Make / Models :         Model/Build Years:          BUICK / RAINIER     2004      CHEVROLET / TRAILBLAZER     2002-2004      CHEVROLET / TRAILBLAZER EXT     2002-2004      GMC / ENVOY     2002-2004      GMC / ENVOY XL     2002-2004      OLDSMOBILE / BRAVADA     2002-2004 Manufacturer : GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Component : EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS Date Investigation Opened : August 3, 2004 Date Investigation Closed : November 4, 2004 Summary: GM STATES THAT SOME BRAKE/TAIL LAMP BULBS CAN PREMATURELY BECOME INOPERATIVE DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING BRAKE/TAIL LAMP SOCKETS. ON MARCH 2, 2004, GM INITIATED A 6-YEAR/72,000 MILE "SPECIAL POLICY" FOR 989,487 SUBJECT VEHICLES TO INSPECT AND REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE/TAIL LAMP BULB SOCKET ASSEMBLIES. ON APRIL 4, 2004, THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) OPENED A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION (PE04-032) BASED ON CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ALLEGING BRAKE LIGHTS NOT OPERATING WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. ON AUGUST 3, 2004 ODI UPGRADED PE04-032 TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS (EA04-021). BY LETTER DATED OCTOBER 27, 2004 GM NOTIFIED NHTSA THAT IT WILL CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL (NHTSA # 04V527) COVERING SUBJECT VEHICLES THAT WERE NOT ALREADY REPAIRED UNDER GM'S "SPECIAL POLICY." MY 2004 SUBJECT VEHICLES BUILT AFTER AUGUST 8, 2003 CONTAIN IMPROVED BRAKE LAMP ASSEMBLIES AND ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. GM DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE IMPROVED BRAKE LAMP ASSEMBLY ON SUBJECT VEHICLES BUILT ON AUGUST 8, 2003 AND EARLIER. THE ACTION TAKEN BY GM IS SUFFICIENT TO RESOLVE THE ISSUES RAISED BY THIS INVESTIGATION. ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED. Check to Request Research. Submit below.