| NHTSA Record Id: 12293 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: CHEVROLET |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008543000202807000000275 |
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| Model Name: CAVALIER |
Model Year: 1997 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V032000 |
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| Component Name: STRUCTURE:BODY |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Apr, 01 1997 |
End date of Manufacturing: Apr, 30 1997 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 8 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 15 1998 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Motors, LLC |
Report Received Date: Feb, 25 1998 |
| Record Creation date : Feb, 25 1998 |
Federal Motar Safety Number: 214 |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. these vehicles were built with mis-located welds at the joint between the left rocker panel inner reinforcement and the body side ring. this does not meet the requirements of fmvss no. 214, "side door strength." |
Consequence Summary: In the event of a vehicle crash, the sheet metal structure would not perform as desired increasing the risk of personal injury. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect the welds and, if necessary, place five welds between the involved panels and apply primer and topcoat finish materials. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification is expected to begin during march 1998.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 chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or pontiac at 1-800-762-2737.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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