Gmc Topkick 5500, School Bus Chassis, Topkick 4500, Kodiak 4500, Kodiak 5500. Published by Transport Canada as 2005185 on 21 June 2005. System: Steering.
What the notice says On certain vehicles equipped with an 8.1L engine and Hydromax brake system, the power steering hose may come into contact with a portion of the intermediate steering shaft. If the hose contacts the intermediate steering shaft, a hole could be worn in the hose and a loss of hydraulic fluid would occur. If there is a …
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2005185
- Recall date
- 21 June 2005
- Make
- GMC, Chevrolet
- Models
- Topkick 5500, School Bus Chassis, Topkick 4500, Kodiak 4500, Kodiak 5500
- Model years
- 2003 to 2005
- Vehicle class
- School Bus
- System
- Steering
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 86
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles equipped with an 8.1L engine and Hydromax brake system, the power steering hose may come into contact with a portion of the intermediate steering shaft. If the hose contacts the intermediate steering shaft, a hole could be worn in the hose and a loss of hydraulic fluid would occur. If there is a sufficient amount of fluid loss, the driver will hear noise from the power steering pump, the brake warning light and warning tone will activate, and increased effort may be required for steering and braking, increasing the risk of a crash. Correction: Dealers will reposition the power steering hose. If the steel braiding of the hose is exposed, dealers will replace the hose.
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 2005185.
GMC elsewhere in this register
GMC is named on 561 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2005131 · 2 May 2005 · Envoy, Trailblazer, Envoy XL · Lights And Instruments
- 2005118 · 25 April 2005 · NQR, NPR, W4500 · Fuel System
- 2005119 · 25 April 2005 · Avalanche, Yukon XL, Silverado · Seats And Restraints
- 2005116 · 22 April 2005 · Silverado, Sierra · Brakes
- 2005108 · 15 April 2005 · Suburban, Yukon XL · Electrical
- 2005083 · 30 March 2005 · Sierra · Seats And Restraints
- 2005065 · 21 March 2005 · Topkick 5500, Kodiak 5500, Kodiak 4500 · Electrical
- 2005061 · 10 March 2005 · Astro, Safari · Electrical
The same system: Steering
582 notices in this register name Steering. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2005137 · 10 May 2005 · Condor · Steering
- 2005230 · 9 August 2005 · CL · Steering
- 2005117 · 25 April 2005 · CXN, CT · Steering
- 2005110 · 19 April 2005 · Tiburon, Elantra · Steering
- 2005309 · 12 October 2005 · Custom Chassis · Steering
- 2005310 · 12 October 2005 · Custom Chassis · Steering
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a GMC: 561 in the register, and 404 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2005.
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