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NHTSA Campaign 04V002000

STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS

NHTSA campaign 04V002000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the structure: body: bumpers. The repair is free.

GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 04V002000 with NHTSA on January 6, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.

For 04V002000, NHTSA lists up to 344 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 1, 2003 and December 12, 2003.

The 04V002000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.

Owner notification letters for 04V002000 were scheduled from January 6, 2004, 0 days after the report.

04V002000 covers 1 model from Saturn, model years 2004.

By potentially affected vehicles, 04V002000 ranks 222 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.

Besides 04V002000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 17 other recalls on the structure on this site; the one before 04V002000 was 03V037000, reported on February 6, 2003.

What this recall covers

The defect
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, SOME WELDS BETWEEN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE MOTOR RAIL AND THE FRONT BUMPER BRACKET DO NOT MEET ENGINEERING SPECIFICATIONS.
The risk
LONG TERM DURABILITY OF THE JOINT MAY BE REDUCED AND SEPARATION OF THE BUMPER FROM THE FRAME ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE MAY RESULT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The fix
ALL VEHICLES ARE STILL IN DEALER'S POSSESSIONS.
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 03067.

Reported January 6, 2004

Vehicles covered by 04V002000 (1)

Saturn (1)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V002000, 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: January 6, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted