NHTSA Campaign 08V470000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
NHTSA campaign 08V470000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 08V470000 with NHTSA on September 17, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V470000, NHTSA lists up to 42,408 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 1, 2007 and July 31, 2008.
The 08V470000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V470000 were scheduled from September 26, 2008, 9 days after the report.
08V470000 covers 1 model from Saturn, model years 2008–2009.
Owners of the model years 08V470000 covers have filed at least 124 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 08V470000 vehicles, the 2008 Saturn Vue has the most (86).
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V470000 ranks 95 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 08V470000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 20 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 08V470000 was 07V469000, reported on October 4, 2007.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GM IS RECALLING 42,408 MY 2008-2009 SATURN VUE VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE NUT SECURING THE POWER STEERING LINE TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP MAY LOOSEN. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, THERE MAY BE A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK.
- The risk
- THE FLUID COULD CONTACT HOT EXHAUST COMPONENTS RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE NUT SECURING THE POWER STEERING LINE TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP. IF THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF A FLUID LEAK, DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE NUT. IF A FLUID LEAK IS PRESENT, DEALER WILL TIGHTEN THE NUT AND CHECK THE FLUID LEVEL. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 26, 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. 08284.
Reported September 17, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V470000 (2)
Saturn (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V470000, 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: September 17, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted