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2009 Pontiac VIBE Vehicle Speed Control Accelerator Pedal Recall


NHTSA Recall #	82570
NHTSA Compaign #	10V024000
MFG Compaign #	10038
Manufacturer	GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Supplier	PONTIAC
Brand	PONTIAC
Model	VIBE
Model Year	2009
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Date of notification	20/07/10
Begin date of manufacuring	01/01/08
End date of manufacturing	30/05/08
Type of recall	V
Recall initiator	MFR
Report received	27/01/10
Report created	28/01/10
Regulation part number
FMV safety standard number
Estimated number of affected units	70806
Defect summary	General motors is recalling certain model year 2009 and 2010 pontiac vibe passenger vehicles. The accelerator pedal can get stuck in the wide open position due to its being trapped by an unsecured or incompatible driver's floor mat.
Consequence summary	A stuck open accelerator pedal may result in very high vehicle speeds and make it difficult to stop the vehicle, which could cause a crash, serious injury or death.
Corrective action	General motors will notify customers when a recall remedy is available for recall 10038: floor mat interference and accelerator pedal. Gm requests that customers take out any removable (carpeted, all-weather, or other) driver's floor mat and not replace it with any other floor mat, and place it in the trunk until the floor mat interference and accelerator pedal recall remedy is ready and implemented. In the event that owners choose not to take out their removable floor mat, general motors strongly recommends that owners use only floor mats designed specifically for the model and model year of their vehicle, and that it is properly installed and secured. Do not use a mat that is flipped over with the bottom-side up, and do not stack one floor mat over another. In addition, check the operation of the accelerator, brake, and clutch (if applicable) pedals to assure that the floor mat does not interfere with them. Owners may contact pontiac at 1-800-620-7668 or at the owner center at www. Gmownercenter. Com.
Recall notes	Gm recall no. 10038. Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www. Safercar. Gov .

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2009 Pontiac VIBE Vehicle Speed Control Accelerator Pedal Recall

2009 Pontiac VIBE Vehicle Speed Control Accelerator Pedal Recall

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