NHTSA Campaign 99V199000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 99V199000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: turn signal: switch. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 99V199000 with NHTSA on July 26, 1999; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 99V199000, NHTSA lists up to 1,395 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 1, 1999 and July 20, 1999.
Owner notification letters for 99V199000 were scheduled from July 23, 1999.
99V199000 covers 1 model from Saturn, model years 2000.
Owners of the model years 99V199000 covers have filed at least 62 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 99V199000 ranks 195 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 99V199000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 18 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM IN THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH ASSEMBLY, THE TURN SIGNAL LAMPS MAY NOT WORK OR MAY WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE DRIVER USES THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER OR HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. IF THE VEHICLE TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS ARE NOT FLASHING, THEN THE TURN SIGNAL LAMPS MAY NOT BE FLASHING.
- The risk
- OTHER DRIVERS MAY NOT BE ALERTED THAT THE VEHICLE IS TURNING AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH ASSEMBLY.
- 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 99V199000 (1)
Saturn (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 99V199000, 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