NHTSA Campaign 99V345000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
NHTSA campaign 99V345000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 99V345000 with NHTSA on December 2, 1999; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 99V345000, NHTSA lists up to 36,848 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 1, 1998 and October 31, 1999.
The 99V345000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 99V345000 were scheduled from December 1, 1999.
99V345000 covers 1 model from Saturn, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 99V345000 ranks 101 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 99V345000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 23 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 99V345000 was 99V302000, reported on October 29, 1999.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. FUEL TANK ASSEMBLIES IN THESE VEHICLES HAVE AN OVER PRESSURE RELIEF (OPR) VALVE THAT CAN BECOME STUCK OPEN IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. IF THE VEHICLE ROLLS OVER, FUEL SPILLAGE COULD OCCUR.
- The risk
- IF AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT, A FIRE COULD RESULT.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL PERMANENTLY SEAL THE OUTLET PORT OF THE OPR VALVE.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING DECEMBER 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 December 2, 1999
Vehicles covered by 99V345000 (1)
Saturn (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 99V345000, 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: December 2, 1999. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted