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Pontiac Montana Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 20 recall campaigns for the Pontiac Montana, across 8 model years from 2000 to 2008. The 2001 has the most (11); the fewest among years with a recall is 2008 (1).

No Pontiac Montana model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2000, is at 1.5×.

Model years
8

2000–2008, with a recall

Recall campaigns
20
Most recalls
2001

11 recalls

Owner complaints
752

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 752 complaints with NHTSA about the Pontiac Montana across 8 model years; the most, 228, concern the 2000.

Owners marked a crash on 52 of the Pontiac Montana complaints (7%) and a fire on 13.

Across all Pontiac Montana model years, owners name the engine and engine cooling most often (at least 142 complaints), then the electrical system (87).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Pontiac Montana in 2004: 107, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Pontiac Montana is latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch, in 10 model-year listings.

The newest Pontiac Montana recall, 10V110000, was reported on March 19, 2010 and concerns the suspension: rear.

Pontiac Montana years to avoid

The best-measured Pontiac Montana years are 2004 (0.4×), 2003 (0.7×) and 2002 (1.0×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Pontiac Montana, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2008110not ranked
20062379not ranked
200578148
1.1×
200453923
0.4×
200378441
0.7×
2002512666
1.0×
20011115667
1.0×
20007228113
1.5×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Pontiac Montana years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Pontiac Montana

  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH10
  • FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES6
  • STEERING6
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL5
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE4
  • SUSPENSION:REAR3
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS2
  • SEAT BELTS2
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL2
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS1

Pontiac Montana model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Pontiac Montana recall campaign (20)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Pontiac Montana, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
10V110000March 19, 2010suspension: rear2005–2006, 2008crash5,375
07V349000August 8, 2007fuel system, gasoline: storage2001–2004fire20,594
06V417000October 31, 2006air bags: frontal2005crash and injury794
05V552000December 7, 2005equipment: other: labels2006crash32,068
05V287000June 20, 2005parking brake2005crash14,600
05V061000February 18, 2005seats: mid/rear assembly2005injury18,850
04V597000December 22, 2004latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch2000–2005injury717,302
04V177000April 8, 2004equipment: other: labels2004—31,301
03V250000July 15, 2003equipment: other: owners/service/other manual2001, 2003—1,707,825
03V051000February 14, 2003air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2003injury130
02V329000December 9, 2002air bags: frontal2001injury272
02V222000August 9, 2002air bags: frontal2002–2003injury133,221
01V383000December 13, 2001seats: front assembly: recliner2001crash75,816
01V264000August 21, 2001latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch2000–2001injury248,737
01V067000March 8, 2001latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch2000–2001injury477,011
01V026000February 1, 2001air bags: frontal2001crash and injury38
00V228003August 7, 2000seat belts2000–2001crash156,305
99V268000September 29, 1999fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2000fire235
07E021000fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: pressure relief devices2000–2005fire—
09E005000steering2000–2005crash—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Pontiac Montana. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: April 19, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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