NHTSA Campaign 02V328000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
NHTSA campaign 02V328000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the latches/locks/linkages: trunk lid: lock. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 02V328000 with NHTSA on December 9, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V328000, NHTSA lists up to 43,980 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 1, 2002 and June 28, 2002.
The 02V328000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V328000 were scheduled from December 19, 2002, 10 days after the report.
02V328000 covers 1 model from Buick, model years 2001–2003.
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V328000 ranks 93 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 02V328000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 7 other recalls on the latches/locks/linkages on this site; the one before 02V328000 was 01V264000, reported on August 21, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE EMERGENCY TRUNK RELEASE HANDLE MAY BE INSTALLED OR FORCED OUT OF THE PROPER POSITION.
- The risk
- IF THE CABLE IS OUT OF THE PROPER POSITION, IT COULD INCREASE THE FORCE REQUIRED TO ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY TRUNK RELEASE HANDLE AND A PERSON TRAPPED IN THE TRUNK MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RELEASE THE TRUNK LATCH USING THE EMERGENCY TRUNK RELEASE HANDLE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL SECURE THE EMERGENCY TRUNK RELEASE CABLE TO ENSURE THAT THE EMERGENCY TRUNK RELEASE HANDLE OPERATES PROPERLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 19, 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 BUICK AT 1-800-521-7300.
- Notes
- RECALL NO. 02060.
Reported December 9, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V328000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V328000, 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: December 9, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted