2010 Chevrolet Equinox – Click above for high-res ikon gallery
General Motors' hot selling newborn Theta platform crossovers, the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox and 2010 GMC Terrain, face their first recall. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced that GM will request some 59,031 units of the favourite CUVs cod to a possibleness problem in the HVAC system.
According to NHTSA, an some imperfectness in the system's code planning can intercommunicate the heating, expose conditioning, defroster, radio control, and commission backlighting to be rendered inoperative. Without properdefrosting and defogging capabilities, visibility can be deminished, crescendo the termination of a crash. (Presumably, you all can intend safely without ingest of the tunes)
In some case, beginning in January, Chevrolet and GMC dealers will be instructed to change the computer modules in the edifice housing to bushel the problem. If you're an owner of one of these crossovers, click finished to the jump for manual on how to contact Chevrolet or GMC for boost information.
Gallery: First Drive: 2010 Chevrolet Equinox
Photos by Evangelist Neff / Copyright ©2009 Weblogs, Inc.
Gallery: New York: 2010 GMC Terrain
Photos by Jonathon Ramsey / ©2009 Weblogs, Inc.
[Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration]
PRESS RELEASE:
Vehicle Make / Model: Model Year(s):
CHEVROLET / EQUINOX 2010
GMC / TERRAIN 2010
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Mfr's Report Date: DEC 18, 2009
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 09V489000
N/A
NHTSA Action Number: N/A
Component: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM
Potential Number of Units Affected: 59031
Summary:
GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX AND GMC TERRAIN VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 103, "WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING SYSTEMS AND WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 101, CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS". THE SOFTWARE IN THE CENTER INSTRUMENT PANEL CAN CAUSE THE HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, DEFROST, AND RADIO CONTROLS, AS WELL AS THE PANEL ILLUMINATION TO BECOME INOPERATIVE.
Consequence:
DRIVING WITHOUT A FUNCTIONING DEFROST SYSTEM CAN DECREASE YOUR VISIBILITY UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING
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Remedy:
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE COMPUTER MODULE IN THE CENTER INSTRUMENT PANEL FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JANUARY 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463 OR AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
Notes:
GM SAFETY RECALL NO. 090298. OWNERS 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 .
Filed under: Recalls, Safety, Crossover, Chevrolet, GMC
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