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General Motors LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 1, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 164,993. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2006-2010 Hummer H3 vehicles manufactured February 5, 2005, to May 24, 2010, and 2009-2010 Hummer H3T vehicles manufactured May 21, 2008, to May 24, 2010. In the affected vehicles, the connector module that controls the blower motor speed for the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system may overheat.
The risk
If the blower motor connector module overheats, it can increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace part of the blower motor connector and harness, free of charge. The recall began February 26, 2016. Owners may contact Hummer customer service at 1-800-732-5493. GM's number for this recall is 15042.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Hummer H3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 Hummer H3 | 69 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 2008 Hummer H3 | 113 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 2007 Hummer H3 | 238 | 2 | 18 | 12 |
| 2006 Hummer H3 | 361 | 4 | 27 | 10 |
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 15V421000.
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