NHTSA Campaign 03V052000
STEERING
NHTSA campaign 03V052000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 03V052000 with NHTSA on February 20, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V052000, NHTSA lists up to 4,512 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 13, 2003 and February 3, 2003.
The 03V052000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V052000 were scheduled from February 7, 2003.
03V052000 covers 2 models from Buick and Pontiac, model years 2003.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V052000 ranks 170 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 03V052000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 20 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 03V052000 was 02V330000, reported on December 12, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- IN SOME OF THESE SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE DIAMETER OF THE STEERING COLUMN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT IS TOO SMALL.
- The risk
- THIS CONDITION COULD ALLOW THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT TO SPIN INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN COUPLING, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING, A CRASH COULD RESULTING WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT, AND REPLACE IF NECESSARY, THE STEERING COLUMN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED BY TELEPHONE ON FEBRUARY 7, 2003, WITH A FOLLOW-UP LETTER ON FEBRUARY 11, 2003. 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 OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-762-2737.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 03009.
Reported February 20, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V052000 (2)
Buick (1)
Pontiac (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V052000, 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: February 20, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted