NHTSA Campaign 09V233000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
NHTSA campaign 09V233000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 09V233000 with NHTSA on June 25, 2009; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 09V233000, NHTSA lists up to 44,451 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 1, 2007 and July 30, 2007.
The 09V233000 report reached NHTSA 23 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V233000 were scheduled from August 18, 2009, 54 days after the report.
09V233000 covers 1 model from Saturn, model years 2008.
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V233000 ranks 91 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 09V233000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 7 other recalls on the latches/locks/linkages on this site; the one before 09V233000 was 08V444000, reported on September 3, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GM IS RECALLING 44,451 MY 2008 SATURN VUE VEHICLES WITH BODY COLOR OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES. THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES MAY STICK OR BIND. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, THE DOOR MAY NOT LATCH WHEN CLOSED.
- The risk
- DRIVING WITH AN UNLATCHED DOOR COULD RESULT IN AN UNBELTED OCCUPANT FALLING OUT OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING INCREASED RISK OF INJURY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES WITH CHROME DOOR HANDLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 18, 2009. OWNER MAY CONTACT SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876 OR AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 09066.
Reported June 25, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V233000 (1)
Saturn (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V233000, 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: June 25, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted