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2013 Chevrolet SONIC Exterior Lighting Brake Lights Recall


NHTSA Recall #	96311
NHTSA Compaign #	13V220000
MFG Compaign #	13158
Manufacturer	General Motors LLC
Supplier	CHEVROLET
Brand	CHEVROLET
Model	SONIC
Model Year	2013
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of notification	13/06/13
Begin date of manufacuring	07/06/13
End date of manufacturing	06/08/13
Type of recall	V
Recall initiator	MFR
Report received	24/05/13
Report created	28/05/13
Regulation part number
FMV safety standard number	108
Estimated number of affected units	10210
Defect summary	General motors llc (gm) is recalling certain model year 2013 cadillac ats and model year 2013 cadillac xts; model year 2014 chevrolet impala; and 2013 chevrolet sonic vehicles. Originally, in may 2013, gm recalled 1,627 model year 2013 cadillac ats and model year 2013 cadillac xts; and model year 2014 chevrolet impala vehicles. In october 2013, gm informed the agency that it was adding model year 2013 chevrolet sonic vehicles to this campaign , representing an additional 8,050 units. The total number of vehicles being recalled is now 9,677. On the affected vehicles, the brake lamps may intermittently flash without the brakes being applied and the cruise control may disengage. Thus, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."
Consequence summary	If the brake lamps flash when the vehicle is not slowing, a following driver may not adjust vehicle speed when the vehicle is in fact braking, and the brake lamps are illuminating as intended, increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective action	Gm will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the body control module. The recall began on june 13, 2013. Owner's may contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438 or cadillac at 1-866-982-2339. Gm's recall number is 13158.
Recall notes	Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153).

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2013 Chevrolet SONIC Exterior Lighting Brake Lights Recall

2013 Chevrolet SONIC Exterior Lighting Brake Lights Recall

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