Vehicle recall 00V201000 · July 20, 2000
2000 Chevrolet Cavalier
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with the bi-fuel option fail to comply with FMVSS no. 101, "control location, identification, and illumination." the instrument…
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with the bi-fuel option fail to comply with FMVSS no. 101, "control location, identification, and illumination." the instrument panel lights in these vehicles are at full illumination levels and cannot be adjusted. The standard requires at least two levels of illumination.
- Consequence
- This could make it more difficult to see objects outside the vehicle when driving at night.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the fuel type indicator switch assembly, which includes the instrument panel illumination control.
- Notes
- Owner notification began September 14, 2000.OWNERS who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V201000
- Reported to NHTSA
- July 20, 2000
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign
- 00062
- Owner notification
- September 14, 2000
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 28
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Interior lighting
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Chevrolet Cavalier (2000): 2000
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