NHTSA Campaign 04V547000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
NHTSA campaign 04V547000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: turn signal. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 04V547000 with NHTSA on November 16, 2004; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 04V547000, NHTSA lists up to 178,798 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 2003 and August 31, 2004.
The 04V547000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V547000 were scheduled from November 17, 2004, 1 day after the report.
04V547000 covers 1 model from Saturn, model years 2003–2004.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V547000 ranks 46 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 04V547000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 18 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 04V547000 was 04V527000, reported on November 1, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE TURN SIGNAL LAMP AND DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP (DRL) ON EITHER FRONT SIDE CAN STOP WORKING BECAUSE OF LOSS OF CONTACT BETWEEN THE BULB AND SOCKET.
- The risk
- IF A FRONT TURN SIGNAL LAMP IS INOPERATIVE, OTHERS MAY REACT MORE SLOWLY TO A TURNING VEHICLE AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DRL/TURN SIGNAL BULB ON BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT SIDE AND INSPECT FOR AND ADD A DRL JUMPER KIT IF NOT PRESENT. THE RECALL BEGAN NOVEMBER 17, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 04095.
Reported November 16, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V547000 (2)
Saturn (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V547000, 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: November 16, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted