NHTSA Campaign 99V297000
STRUCTURE:BODY
NHTSA campaign 99V297000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the structure: body. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 99V297000 with NHTSA on October 27, 1999; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 99V297000, NHTSA lists up to 7,505 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 1, 1999 and August 31, 1999.
The 99V297000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 99V297000 were scheduled from October 29, 1999, 2 days after the report.
99V297000 covers 3 models from Saturn, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 99V297000 ranks 156 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 99V297000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 17 other recalls on the structure on this site; the one before 99V297000 was 99V232000, reported on August 23, 1999.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A CONSOLE ARMREST FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 201, "OCCUPANT PROTECTION IN INTERIOR IMPACTS." THE ARMRESTS WERE PRODUCED WITH A LATCH THAT WILL NOT WITHSTAND THE VERTICAL FORCE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE LATCH MAY OPEN AND THE ARMREST OR THE CONTENTS OF THE CONSOLE COULD INJURE AN OCCUPANT.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CONSOLE ARMREST LATCH.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 99071. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 29, 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 1-800-833-6000, PROMPT #3.
Reported October 27, 1999
Vehicles covered by 99V297000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 99V297000, 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: October 27, 1999. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted