NHTSA Campaign 00V116000
SUSPENSION:REAR
NHTSA campaign 00V116000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the suspension: rear. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 00V116000 with NHTSA on April 18, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V116000, NHTSA lists up to 23 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 1, 2000 and March 31, 2000.
The 00V116000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V116000 were scheduled from May 3, 2000, 15 days after the report.
00V116000 covers 1 model from Pontiac, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V116000 ranks 250 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 00V116000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 8 other recalls on the suspension on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE BOLT THAT ATTACHES THE REAR SUSPENSION TRAILING ARM TO THE LEFT REAR KNUCKLE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED TO SPECIFICATIONS DURING ASSEMBLY.
- The risk
- THE BOLT COULD BACK COMPLETELY OUT OF THE JOINT AFFECTING VEHICLE CONTROL.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THIS BOLT.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 3, 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 PONTIAC AT 1-800-762-2737.
Reported April 18, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V116000 (1)
Pontiac (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V116000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: April 18, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted