NHTSA Campaign 01V264000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
NHTSA campaign 01V264000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 01V264000 with NHTSA on August 21, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V264000, NHTSA lists up to 248,737 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 01V264000 were scheduled from October 22, 2001, 62 days after the report.
01V264000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and Pontiac, model years 2000–2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V264000 ranks 37 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 01V264000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 7 other recalls on the latches/locks/linkages on this site; the one before 01V264000 was 01V067000, reported on March 8, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 1997-2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE, PONTIAC MONTANA/TRANSPORT, AND OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOORS THAT WERE SERVICED IN CAMPAIGN 01013 (01V-067) FROM APRIL TO AUGUST 2001. ALSO 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE, PONTIAC MONTANA, AND OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOORS ASSEMBLED IN JANUARY THROUGH APRIL 2001. THESE VEHICLES HAVE INADEQUATE FRONT WELDS. IF A FRONT WELD FAILS, THE ACTUATOR CAN JAM IN THE UNLATCHED POSITION AND, WHEN THE SLIDING DOOR CLOSES, IT WILL NOT BE LATCHED.
- The risk
- IF THIS HAPPENS, THE POWER SLIDING DOOR CAN OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE VEHICLE ASCENDS A HILL, MAKES A TURN, OR TRAVELS OVER A ROUGH ROAD SURFACE. AN UNRESTRAINED OCCUPANT COULD FALL OUT OF THE VAN AND BE INJURED.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF REQUIRED, INSTALL A NEW POWER SLIDING DOOR UNLATCH ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON OCTOBER 22, 2001. 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, PONTIAC AT 1-800-762-2737, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537.
Reported August 21, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V264000 (4)
Chevrolet (2)
Pontiac (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V264000, 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: August 21, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted