Colorado 4WD L5-3.7L (2007)
This notice is sent to you in accordance with the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act.
General Motors has decided that a defect that relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain 2004-2009 model year Chevrolet Colorado and GMC
Canyon vehicles. As a result, GM is conducting a safety recall. We apologize for this inconvenience. However, we are concerned about your safety and
continued satisfaction with our products.
Important
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Your vehicle is involved in safety recall 09049.
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Schedule an appointment with your GM dealer.
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This service will be performed for you at no charge.
Why is your vehicle being recalled? Your vehicle may have a brake lamp switch that may not work as designed due to contamination in the switch.
Performance of the brakes is not affected. However, this condition could cause the simultaneous loss of all brake lamps or cause all of the brake lamps to
stay on continuously. Both of these conditions could fail to warn others of the driver's intentions and could lead to a vehicle crash. Also, if your vehicle
has cruise control, it could become inoperative.
What will we do? When parts are available after August 26, 2010, your GM dealer will install a new brake lamp switch assembly. This service will be
performed for you at no charge.
If your vehicle is within the New Vehicle Limited Warranty, your dealer may provide you with shuttle service or some other form of courtesy
transportation while your vehicle is at the dealership for this repair. Please refer to your Owner Manual and your dealer for details on courtesy
transportation.
What should you do? You should contact your GM dealer to arrange a service appointment onor after August 26, 2010.
Did you already pay for this repair? The enclosed form explains what reimbursement is available and how to request reimbursement if you have paid
for repairs for the recall condition. Even though you may have already had this condition corrected, you will still need to take your vehicle to your GM
dealer for additional repairs.
Do you have questions? If you have questions or concerns that your dealer is unable to resolve, please contact the appropriate Customer Assistance
Center at the number listed below. More information about your vehicle can be found at the GM Owner Center at www.gmownercenter.com
If after contacting your dealer and the Customer Assistance Center, you are still not satisfied we have done our best to remedy this condition without
charge and within a reasonable time, you may wish to write the Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, or call the toll-free Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1.888.327.4236 (TTY 1.800.424.9153), or go to
http://www.safercar.gov.
Federal regulation requires that any vehicle lessor receiving this recall notice must forward a copy of this notice to the lessee within ten days.
Scott Lawson
Director,
Customer and Relationship Services
Enclosure
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