General Motors Corp.: Parking Brake
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 22, 2005 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 90,242. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AND BUILT WITH EITHER PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEMS OR TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEMS, THE PARKING BRAKE FRICTION LININGS MAY WEAR TO AN EXTENT WHERE THE PARKING BRAKE CAN BECOME INEFFECTIVE IN IMMOBILIZING A PARKED VEHICLE.
The risk
IF THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD, UNINTENDED VEHICLE MOVEMENT COULD OCCUR, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A LOW-FORCE SPRING CLIP RETAINER FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM, DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REDESIGNED PARKING BRAKE CABLE ASSEMBLY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 29, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
14 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Chevrolet Silverado | 316 | 14 | 7 | 14 |
| 2005 GMC Sierra | 117 | 11 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 Chevrolet Silverado | 622 | 15 | 10 | 56 |
| 2004 GMC Sierra | 188 | 10 | 5 | 11 |
| 2003 Chevrolet Silverado | 695 | 13 | 11 | 42 |
| 2003 GMC Sierra | 206 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| 2002 Chevrolet Silverado | 710 | 15 | 5 | 75 |
| 2002 GMC Sierra | 249 | 7 | 2 | 23 |
| 2001 Chevrolet Silverado | 877 | 15 | 5 | 93 |
| 2001 GMC Sierra | 264 | 7 | 2 | 30 |
| 2000 Chevrolet Silverado | 1,305 | 20 | 11 | 140 |
| 2000 GMC Sierra | 443 | 12 | 3 | 44 |
| 1999 Chevrolet Silverado | 1,660 | 17 | 6 | 100 |
| 1999 GMC Sierra | 600 | 9 | 2 | 51 |
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 05V161000.
Full record for the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →