NHTSA Campaign 08V616000
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
NHTSA campaign 08V616000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the steering: linkages: knuckle: spindle: arm. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 08V616000 with NHTSA on November 24, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V616000, NHTSA lists up to 2,149 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 13, 2008 and October 20, 2008.
The 08V616000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V616000 were scheduled from December 8, 2008, 14 days after the report.
08V616000 covers 1 model from Saturn, model years 2009.
Owners of the model years 08V616000 covers have filed at least 38 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V616000 ranks 184 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 08V616000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 20 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 08V616000 was 08V470000, reported on September 17, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GM IS RECALLING 2,149 MY 2009 SATURN VUE VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH AN INCORRECT RIGHT AND/OR LEFT FRONT STEERING KNUCKLE. AS A RESULT OF THE INCORRECT KNUCKLE AND RESULTING INADEQUATE CLEARANCE, THE TIE ROD BALL STUD COULD PULL OUT OF, OR FRACTURE, THE TIE ROD HOUSING. THIS COULD CAUSE THE TIE ROD TO SEPARATE FROM THE KNUCKLE.
- The risk
- ALTHOUGH STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE COULD BE MAINTAINED AFTER A TIE ROD SEPARATION BY THE UNAFFECTED WHEEL ON SMOOTH ROADS OR DURING LIGHT BRAKING, WITH MORE SIGNIFICANT SUSPENSION OR BRAKING INPUTS, THE AFFECTED WHEEL COULD TURN OUT AND SKID. IF A VEHICLE BUILT WITH TWO INCORRECT STEERING KNUCKLES HAD BOTH TIE RODS SEPARATE AT THE SAME TIME, STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE LOST, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING KNUCKLES AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE STEERING KNUCKLE(S) AND TIE ROD(S). THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 8, 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. 08389.
Reported November 24, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V616000 (1)
Saturn (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V616000, 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 24, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted