NHTSA Campaign 08V200000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA campaign 08V200000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 08V200000 with NHTSA on May 5, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V200000, NHTSA lists up to 26 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 1, 2008 and March 31, 2008.
The 08V200000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V200000 were scheduled from May 5, 2008, 0 days after the report.
08V200000 covers 1 model from Saturn, model years 2008.
Owners of the model years 08V200000 covers have filed at least 120 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V200000 ranks 249 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 08V200000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 15 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 08V200000 was 07V589000, reported on December 20, 2007.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GM IS RECALLING 26 MY 2008 SATURN VUE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 6T70 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE TRANSMISSION CASE SIDE BORE THAT HOLDS THE PARK PAWL PIVOT PIN MAY HAVE A CASTING POROSITY. THIS CONDITION, COUPLED WITH NORMAL OPERATING STRESSES, COULD LEAD TO FAILURE, ELIMINATING THE ABILITY TO SECURE THE TRANSMISSION IN 'PARK' POSITION.
- The risk
- IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED ON A NON-LEVEL SURFACE, THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSE INJURY TO PEOPLE IN ITS PATH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 5, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876, OR THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AT <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM>HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM</A> .
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 08168.
Reported May 5, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V200000 (1)
Saturn (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V200000, 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: May 5, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted