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NHTSA recall 00V220000

Exterior lighting

Chevrolet Blazer and 2 more

Reported Aug 11, 200014,279 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Maker’s number 00043Built Apr 1, 1997 – Jun 30, 1998

The defect

Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." the daytime running lights built with a candela value greater than 3,000 cannot be mounted higher than 864mm above the road surface.

The risk

These vehicles do not comply with requirements of fmvss no. 108.

The remedy

Dealers will install a revised wiring harness that changes the drl's from high beam to low beam drl's, and install new long-life low beam bulbs.

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Vehicles in this recall

Chevrolet Blazer
1998
Chevrolet S10
1998
GMC Sonoma
1998

Notes

Owner notification began september 13, 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).