NHTSA Campaign 02V074002
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 02V074002 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: axle assembly. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 02V074002 with NHTSA on March 11, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V074002, NHTSA lists up to 2,701 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 8, 2002 and February 13, 2002.
The 02V074002 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V074002 were scheduled from March 12, 2002, 1 day after the report.
02V074002 covers 1 model from Pontiac, model years 2003.
Owners of the model years 02V074002 covers have filed at least 49 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V074002 ranks 181 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 02V074002, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 15 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 02V074002 was 01V334000, reported on October 17, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN TWO-WHEEL DRIVE (2WD) PASSENGER VEHICLES, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE BOLTS THAT JOIN THE REAR BRAKE AND HUB ASSEMBLY TO THE REAR AXLE CARRIER TO BE LOOSE DUE TO INSUFFICIENT TIGHTENING DURING THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS.
- The risk
- IF THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN THIS CONDITION, ONE OR MORE OF THE FOUR BOLTS COULD COME LOOSE, CAUSING AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE REAR AXLE AREA. IN THE EVENT THAT ALL FOUR BOLTS LOOSEN COMPLETELY, SEPARATION OF THE REAR BRAKE AND HUB ASSEMBLY FROM THE REAR AXLE CARRIER COULD OCCUR, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL PROPERLY TIGHTEN THE BOLTS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 12, 2002. 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 March 11, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V074002 (1)
Pontiac (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V074002, 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: March 11, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted