NHTSA Campaign Id 05V530000; Date: Nov. 7, 2005
Following vehicles may not be fully informed of vehicle braking. Rear-end collisions and injury to occupants may occur.
Recalled Vehicles:2005 Chevrolet Express; 2005 GMC Savana Van
Component: Exterior Lighting
Manufactured by: Santa Fe Vans
Affected Units:: 3
Recall Summary:Certain conversion vans built on GMC/Chevrolet chassis fail to comply with requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices and associated equipment. " the housing lens of the center high mounted stop lamp does not allow enough light to emit from the lamp.
How to Fix:Santa fe is working with audiovox to replace the center high-mounted brake lamp assembly. Owners may contact santa fe at 1-800-274-1886 or asa at 1-574-266-3172.
Recall Notes:Santa fe/asa recall no. Vccblchv. Customers 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.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Nov 2, 2005
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