Buick Visibility: Windshield

Buick is recalling about 17,815 vehicles over a problem with the visibility. If a crash occurs, the windshield may not be retained, increasing the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant.

Campaign
05V035000
Manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Reported
3 February 2005
Vehicles
17,815
Built between
Nov 2004 – Dec 2004
Models
4
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
10 March 2005
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between November 2004 and December 2004. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2005 Buick RainierBuilt November 2004 to December 2004
  • 2005 Chevrolet TrailblazerBuilt November 2004 to December 2004
  • 2005 GMC EnvoyBuilt November 2004 to December 2004
  • 2005 Isuzu AscenderBuilt November 2004 to December 2004

What the defect is

Certain sport utility vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 212, 'windshield mounting.' the windshield urethane bead may not have adhered to the body in certain areas during the cure process.

What could happen

If a crash occurs, the windshield may not be retained, increasing the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 10, 2005.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtNovember 2004 to December 2004
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA3 February 2005
  3. Owners notified10 March 2005

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 3 February 2005.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact buick at 1-866-608-8080, chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, or gmc at 1-866-996-9463.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
05002
Recalling manufacturer
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Safety standard
FMVSS 212
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

GM recall no. 05002.CUSTOMERS 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.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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