NHTSA Campaign 00V309000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 00V309000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 00V309000 with NHTSA on October 12, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V309000, NHTSA lists up to 6,092 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 1, 2000 and July 31, 2000.
The 00V309000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V309000 were scheduled from October 6, 2000.
00V309000 covers 4 models from Saturn, model years 2000–2001.
Owners of the model years 00V309000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 00V309000 vehicles, the 2000 Saturn Sw has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V309000 ranks 164 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 00V309000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 23 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 00V309000 was 00V160000, reported on June 16, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY." THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH AN INADEQUATE VENT VALVE WELD ON THE TOP PORTION OF THE FUEL TANK.
- The risk
- FUEL SPILLAGE COULD OCCUR DURING REFUELING OR IF THE VEHICLE WERE INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER. IF AN IGNITION SOURCE WERE PRESENT, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO ENSURE THE FUEL TANK VENT VALVE IS PROPERLY WELDED. IF NECESSARY, DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 6, 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 SATURN AT 1-800-553-6000.
Reported October 12, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V309000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V309000, 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: October 12, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted