OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE

NHTSA campaign 12V406000

NHTSA campaign 12V406000 covers 10 published year-and-model reports from 5 makes in this index and lists 278,174 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.

Report received August 16, 2012 · Snapshot September 21, 2026

01 / DEFECT RECORD

What NHTSA campaign 12V406000 says

NHTSA campaign 12V406000 identifies ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY and states that A short in the circuit board could lead to a fire, increasing the risk of personal injury. A fire could occur even while the vehicle is not in use. As a precaution, owners are advised to park outside until the remedy has been made.

Defect summary

General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL and 2006-2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier, SAAB 9-7x, and Isuzu Ascender vehicles, originally sold or currently registered in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia. Fluid may enter the driver's door module, causing corrosion that could result in a short in the circuit board. A short may cause the power door lock and power window switches to function intermittently or become inoperative. The short may also cause overheating, which could melt components of the door module, producing odor, smoke, or a fire.

Consequence summary

A short in the circuit board could lead to a fire, increasing the risk of personal injury. A fire could occur even while the vehicle is not in use. As a precaution, owners are advised to park outside until the remedy has been made.

02 / CORRECTIVE ACTION

Remedy for NHTSA campaign 12V406000

For NHTSA campaign 12V406000, the filed corrective action says: Parts for this recall are expected to available in March 2013. GM will notify Buick, Chevrolet, and GMC owners when parts are available. Buick owners may contact the owner center at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet owners at 1-866-694-6546, and GMC owners at 1-866-996-9463. Isuzu owners will be notified by Isuzu Motors when parts are available. Owners may contact Isuzu customer service at 1-800-255-6727. SAAB owners will be notified by SAAB Cars North America when parts are available and for inquiries, owners may call SAAB customer service at 1-800-955-9007.

Parts for this recall are expected to available in March 2013. GM will notify Buick, Chevrolet, and GMC owners when parts are available. Buick owners may contact the owner center at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet owners at 1-866-694-6546, and GMC owners at 1-866-996-9463. Isuzu owners will be notified by Isuzu Motors when parts are available. Owners may contact Isuzu customer service at 1-800-255-6727. SAAB owners will be notified by SAAB Cars North America when parts are available and for inquiries, owners may call SAAB customer service at 1-800-955-9007.

Owner notification: February 26, 2013
Filing manufacturer: General Motors LLC
Component groups: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY

03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES

Vehicles listed under NHTSA campaign 12V406000

RecallRoad links 10 year-and-model reports associated with NHTSA campaign 12V406000; the list reflects published source rows, not individual VIN coverage.

2007 Buick RainierOpen model-year report →2007 Chevrolet TrailblazerOpen model-year report →2007 GMC EnvoyOpen model-year report →2007 Isuzu AscenderOpen model-year report →2007 Saab 9-7XOpen model-year report →2006 Buick RainierOpen model-year report →2006 Chevrolet TrailblazerOpen model-year report →2006 GMC EnvoyOpen model-year report →2006 Isuzu AscenderOpen model-year report →2006 Saab 9-7XOpen model-year report →