NHTSA Campaign 99V197000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 99V197000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 99V197000 with NHTSA on July 26, 1999; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 99V197000, NHTSA lists up to 1,300 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 1, 1999 and July 20, 1999.
Owner notification letters for 99V197000 were scheduled from July 23, 1999.
99V197000 covers 1 model from Saturn, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 99V197000 ranks 200 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 99V197000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 23 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY." THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED WITH AN INOPERATIVE VALVE WITHIN THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY.
- The risk
- IF A VEHICLE WITH AN INOPERATIVE VALVE WERE INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER, FUEL SPILLAGE COULD OCCUR.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES TO ENSURE THAT THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY VALVE IS OPERATING AS INTENDED. THEY WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY IF NECESSARY.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 23, 1999. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT SATURN AT 1-800-553-6000, PROMPT 3.
Reported July 26, 1999
Vehicles covered by 99V197000 (1)
Saturn (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 99V197000, 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: July 26, 1999. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted