NHTSA Campaign 04V150000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
NHTSA campaign 04V150000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the latches/locks/linkages: hatchback/liftgate: lock. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 04V150000 with NHTSA on March 29, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V150000, NHTSA lists up to 103,956 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 1, 2002 and May 31, 2003.
The 04V150000 report reached NHTSA 10 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V150000 were scheduled from June 21, 2004, 84 days after the report.
04V150000 covers 1 model from Buick, model years 2003–2004.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V150000 ranks 58 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 04V150000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 7 other recalls on the latches/locks/linkages on this site; the one before 04V150000 was 02V328000, reported on December 9, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, A STRUCTURAL SUPPORT AT THE LATCH ATTACHMENT IN THE REAR LIFTGATE MAY BE INADEQUATE TO RETAIN THE LATCH TO THE LIFTGATE IN CERTAIN SEVERE VEHICLE CRASH EVENTS.
- The risk
- IF THE LIFTGATE WERE TO OPEN IN A VEHICLE CRASH, AN OCCUPANT COULD BE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN INCREASED RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL ADD STRUCTURAL REINFORCEMENTS TO THE LIFTGATE IN THE AREA ADJOINING THE LATCH ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE BEGAN ON JUNE 21, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080. THIS IS AN EXPANSION TO A PREVIOUS RECALL (03V211).
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 03030.
Reported March 29, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V150000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V150000, 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 29, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted