Chevrolet Optra, Epica. Published by Transport Canada as 2005021 on 26 November 2005. System: Electrical.
What the notice says On certain vehicles, the stop lamp switch may become misadjusted if an upward force is applied to the brake pedal. The stop lamp electrical contacts in a misadjusted stop lamp switch may not open when the brake pedal is at its natural rest position, resulting in the brake lights staying illuminated continuously …
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Chevrolet OPTRA in the other registers
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2005021
- Recall date
- 26 November 2005
- Make
- Chevrolet
- Models
- Optra, Epica
- Model years
- 2004
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Electrical
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 23,507
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, the stop lamp switch may become misadjusted if an upward force is applied to the brake pedal. The stop lamp electrical contacts in a misadjusted stop lamp switch may not open when the brake pedal is at its natural rest position, resulting in the brake lights staying illuminated continuously without service brake pedal application. Correction: Dealers will replace the stop lamp switch.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2005021.
Chevrolet elsewhere in this register
Chevrolet is named on 880 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2005390 · 14 December 2005 · Express, Savana · Seats And Restraints
- 2005328 · 27 October 2005 · Envoy XL, Trailblazer Ext · Structure
- 2005252 · 31 August 2005 · Cobalt · Lights And Instruments
- 2005235 · 15 August 2005 · Aveo, Wave · Other
- 2005184 · 21 June 2005 · Uplander, Terraza, Montana SV6 · Brakes
- 2005185 · 21 June 2005 · Topkick 5500, School Bus Chassis, Topkick 4500 · Steering
- 2005131 · 2 May 2005 · Envoy, Trailblazer, Envoy XL · Lights And Instruments
- 2005118 · 25 April 2005 · NQR, NPR, W4500 · Fuel System
The same system: Electrical
686 notices in this register name Electrical. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2005400 · 21 December 2005 · Boulevard M50 (vz800), Boulevard C50 (vl800) · Electrical
- 2005401 · 21 December 2005 · Vt750c, Vt750ca6 · Electrical
- 2005331 · 28 October 2005 · Legend 138, Classic, Legend 158 · Electrical
- 2005316 · 18 October 2005 · Sedona · Electrical
- 2005302 · 11 October 2005 · All American Non-School Bus, All American School Bus, TC/2000 School Bus · Electrical
- 2005303 · 11 October 2005 · Escapade Motorhome, Greyhawk Motorhome · Electrical
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Chevrolet: 928 in the register, and 404 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2005.
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