Body, doors and interiorModel years 2000–2001Government
Loose or missing rear wheelhouse plugs (exhaust gas entry) - recall 00V-343
Light duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles; the NHTSA record lists GMC Yukon and Yukon XL 2000-2001. Model years come from the NHTSA record's product list held in the database, not from the recall text.
FaultCrate・Loose or missing rear wheelhouse plugs (exhaust gas entry) - recall 00V-343
Some vehicles have loose or missing rear wheelhouse plugs.
Under certain operating conditions exhaust gases can flow forward and accumulate in the rear wheelhouse.
What to do
- Dealers inspect for loose or missing wheelhouse plugs and install new plugs if necessary.
If left
- With a missing or loose plug the gases could enter the passenger compartment and could cause illness, unconsciousness or death.→ exhaust gases entering the passenger compartment
In the records
- Wheelhouse Plug: replaced 1
Applies to
- The recall concerns light duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles.
See the evidence (1 documents, 5 passages)
| Document | Publisher | Date |
|---|---|---|
| [1]Recall 00V343000: STRUCTURE:BODY ↗ | GovernmentNHTSA | 2000-10-25 |
Applies toThe recall concerns light duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES.— [1]
Why it happensSome vehicles have loose or missing rear wheelhouse plugs.
SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE LOOSE OR MISSING REAR WHEELHOUSE PLUGS.— [1]
Why it happensUnder certain operating conditions exhaust gases can flow forward and accumulate in the rear wheelhouse.
UNDER CERTAIN VEHICLE OPERATING CONDITIONS, EXHAUST GASES CAN FLOW FORWARD AND ACCUMULATE IN THE REAR WHEELHOUSE.— [1]
If leftWith a missing or loose plug the gases could enter the passenger compartment and could cause illness, unconsciousness or death.
THESE GASES COULD FLOW INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT IF THE PLUG IS MISSING OR LOOSE AND COULD CAUSE POSSIBLE ILLNESS, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, OR DEATH.— [1]
RepairDealers inspect for loose or missing wheelhouse plugs and install new plugs if necessary.
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE FOR LOOSE OR MISSING WHEELHOUSE PLUGS AND INSTALL NEW PLUGS IF NECESSARY.— [1]
Put together by FaultCrate from public records and technical documents. The cause and the repair are for the workshop to decide with the vehicle in front of it. Counts are records, not failure rates.
Records under this issue 5
Recall 2Manufacturer communication 3
Look into the records of this issue (5)List the records (5 that can be opened)
Records whose recall number, document number or text matches. Each line says why it matched.
- Rear wheelhouse plug inspection and replacement recallRecall 2000-11-17・text contains "wheelhouse plugs"
- Rear Wheelhouse Plug RecallRecall —・recall number matches
- Rear Wheelhouse Plugs – Exhaust Gas Accumulation NotificationManufacturer communication 2001-03-19・text contains "WHEELHOUSE PLUGS"
- Rear Wheelhouse Plug Loose or Missing ConditionManufacturer communication 2001-02-23・text contains "WHEELHOUSE PLUGS"
- Rear Wheelhouse Plug Safety NoticeManufacturer communication 2001-02-23・text contains "WHEELHOUSE PLUGS"