NHTSA Campaign 99V232000
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
NHTSA campaign 99V232000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the structure: body: bumpers. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 99V232000 with NHTSA on August 23, 1999; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 99V232000, NHTSA lists up to 1,592 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 1, 1999 and August 4, 1999.
The 99V232000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 99V232000 were scheduled from August 24, 1999, 1 day after the report.
99V232000 covers 3 models from Saturn, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 99V232000 ranks 193 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 99V232000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 17 other recalls on the structure on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 581, "BUMPER STANDARD." THESE VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH REAR BUMPER FASTENERS THAT MAY BE LOOSE OR MISSING.
- The risk
- IF THE FASTENERS ARE LOOSE OR MISSING, THE REAR BUMPER MAY NOT ABSORB ENERGY AS IT WAS DESIGNED TO DO IN THE EVENT OF A REAR END COLLISION.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL VERIFY THAT THE REAR BUMPER BEAM FASTENERS ARE PRESENT AND PROPERLY TIGHTENED AND, IF MISSING, INSTALL NEW FASTENERS.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGSUT 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 99V232000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 99V232000, 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