NHTSA Campaign 06E050000

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

Issued by FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION · Reported Jun 6, 2006 · 6,800 vehicles affected

What's wrong

CERTAIN FEDERAL-MOGUL NATIONAL AND CARQUEST AFTERMARKET HUB ASSEMBLIES, P/N 515058, SOLD FOR USE ON 2001-2006 GENERAL MOTORS 1500 AND 2500 4WD TRUCKS. ON THE SUBJECT HUB ASSEMBLIES, THE ABS SENSOR CORD DEPARTS FROM THE HUB ASSEMBLY AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE. AS A RESULT, THERE IS A FIT ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE ROTOR DUST SHIELD INTERFERING WITH THE ABS SENSOR CORD. IF THE HUB ASSEMBLY IS INSTALLED DESPITE THIS INTERFERENCE, THE GAP BETWEEN THE ABS SENSOR AND THE TONE WHEEL MAY BE ALTERED. THIS MAY WEAKEN THE OUTPUT OF THE ABS SENSOR. DIMINISHED OUTPUT COULD RESULT IN AN UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS AND STOPPING DISTANCE COULD BE AFFECTED.

Consequence

IF STOPPING DISTANCE IS LIMITED, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.

Remedy

FEDERAL-MOGUL WILL NOTIFY ITS OWNERS AND WILL EITHER CREDIT THE CUSTOMERS ACCOUNT OR REPLACE THE UNIT. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JUNE 2006. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FEDERAL-MOGUL CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-563-8507 EXT 3530.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
CARQUEST 515058 6,800
GMC SIERRA 1500 2001 6,800
GMC SIERRA 1500 2002 6,800
GMC SIERRA 1500 2003 6,800
GMC SIERRA 1500 2004 6,800
GMC SIERRA 1500 2005 6,800
GMC SIERRA 1500 2006 6,800
GMC SIERRA 2500 2001 6,800
GMC SIERRA 2500 2002 6,800
GMC SIERRA 2500 2003 6,800
GMC SIERRA 2500 2004 6,800
GMC SIERRA 2500 2005 6,800
GMC SIERRA 2500 2006 6,800
NATIONAL 515058 6,800

Source: NHTSA Campaign 06E050000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.