NHTSA Campaign 03V250000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
NHTSA campaign 03V250000 covers 17 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: other: owners/service/other manual. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 03V250000 with NHTSA on July 15, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V250000, NHTSA lists up to 1,707,825 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 1, 2002 and June 30, 2003.
Owner notification letters for 03V250000 were scheduled from August 20, 2003, 36 days after the report.
03V250000 covers 11 models from Chevrolet, Pontiac, GMC, Buick and Cadillac, model years 2001–2003.
Owners of the model years 03V250000 covers have filed at least 43 complaints naming the equipment, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 03V250000 vehicles, the 2001 Pontiac Aztek has the most (27).
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V250000 ranks 2 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 03V250000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 13 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 03V250000 was 00V431000, reported on December 19, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN MINIVANS, PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 225, "CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGE SYSTEM." THE OWNER'S MANUAL DOES NOT EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF THE LOCATION SYMBOLS FOR THE CHILD RESTRAINT LOWER UNIVERSAL ANCHORAGE SYSTEM.
- The risk
- THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
- The fix
- OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A SUPPLEMENT FOR THEIR OWNER'S MANUAL. THIS SUPPLEMENT DESCRIBES AND SHOWS THE LOCATION SYMBOLS FOR THE CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORS THAT ARE LOCATED IN THE VEHICLE AND ON THE CHILD RESTRAINT OR BOOSTER CUSHION. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 18, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463, PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 03039.
Reported July 15, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V250000 (17)
Chevrolet (6)
Pontiac (6)
Buick (1)
Cadillac (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V250000, 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: July 15, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted