NHTSA Campaign 99V230000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NHTSA campaign 99V230000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the unknown or other. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 99V230000 with NHTSA on August 23, 1999; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 99V230000, NHTSA lists up to 2,692 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 1, 1999 and August 6, 1999.
The 99V230000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 99V230000 were scheduled from August 24, 1999, 1 day after the report.
99V230000 covers 3 models from Saturn, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 99V230000 ranks 182 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION." SOME OF THESE VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH WELDS IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CARRIER ASSEMBLY THAT DO NOT MEET SATURN QUALITY STANDARDS.
- The risk
- A FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT, PARTICULARLY AN UNBELTED OCCUPANT, MAY HAVE AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IN A FRONTAL CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE'S INSTRUMENT PANEL CARRIER ASSEMBLY.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 24, 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 August 23, 1999
Vehicles covered by 99V230000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 99V230000, 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: August 23, 1999. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted