NHTSA Campaign 00V310000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 00V310000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: park/neutral start interlock switch. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 00V310000 with NHTSA on October 12, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V310000, NHTSA lists up to 65,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 1, 2000 and June 30, 2000.
The 00V310000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V310000 were scheduled from October 6, 2000.
00V310000 covers 4 models from Saturn, model years 2000–2001.
Owners of the model years 00V310000 covers have filed at least 61 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 00V310000 vehicles, the 2000 Saturn SL has the most (35).
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V310000 ranks 80 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 00V310000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 15 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 00V310000 was 00V236000, reported on August 23, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLES, FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 114, "THEFT PROTECTION." THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH AN IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE PARK LOCK CABLE ASSEMBLY. IF IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED, IT IS POSSIBLE TO SHIFT FROM THE "PARK" POSITION WITH THE IGNITION KEY REMOVED.
- The risk
- THIS CONDITION INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH RESULTING FROM THE UNINTENDED MOVEMENT OF PARKED VEHICLES.
- The fix
- SATURN IS ASKING OWNERS AND RETAILERS TO PERFORM A FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE PARK LOCK CABLE ASSEMBLY OPERATION, AND IF NECESSARY, TO HAVE THE CABLE ADJUSTED. IF OWNERS ARE NOT COMFORTABLE PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONAL CHECK THEMSELVES, THEY CAN HAVE THEIR DEALER PERFORM THIS INSPECTION FOR THEM.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 6, 2000. OWNERS WHO HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS RECALL SHOULD CONTACT SATURN AT 1-800-553-6000.
Reported October 12, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V310000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V310000, 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