General Motors Corp.: Structure › Body
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 25, 2000 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 35,659. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE LOOSE OR MISSING REAR WHEELHOUSE PLUGS. UNDER CERTAIN VEHICLE OPERATING CONDITIONS, EXHAUST GASES CAN FLOW FORWARD AND ACCUMULATE IN THE REAR WHEELHOUSE.
The risk
THESE GASES COULD FLOW INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT IF THE PLUG IS MISSING OR LOOSE AND COULD CAUSE POSSIBLE ILLNESS, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, OR DEATH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE FOR LOOSE OR MISSING WHEELHOUSE PLUGS AND INSTALL NEW PLUGS IF NECESSARY.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Chevrolet Suburban | 440 | 8 | 5 | 35 |
| 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe | 512 | 8 | 7 | 47 |
| 2001 GMC Yukon | 197 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| 2001 GMC Yukon XL | 120 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 2000 Chevrolet Suburban | 282 | 11 | 7 | 13 |
| 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe | 282 | 10 | 5 | 24 |
| 2000 GMC Yukon | 166 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| 2000 GMC Yukon XL | 69 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 00V343000.
Full record for the 2001 Chevrolet Suburban → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →