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NHTSA recall 99V273001

Exterior lighting › Brake lights › Switch

Geo Tracker

Reported Oct 20, 199930,605 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Maker’s number 99052Built Sep 1, 1998 – Jun 30, 1999

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. some of these vehicles have an inoperative brake lamp-actuating switch. if the brake lamp-actuating switch does not function properly when the brake pedal IS depressed, the brake lights may be inoperative. on vehicles equipped with automatic transaxle, a failure in the brake lamp-actuating switch may also prevent shifting out of park. this does not comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."

The risk

If this were to occur while the vehicle was in motion and another vehicle was following closely, a vehicle crash could occur.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the stop lamp switch assembly.

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Vehicles in this recall

Geo Tracker
1999

Notes

Gm recall no. 99052.Owner notification began october 29, 1999.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/geo at 1-800-222-1020.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).