Recall Detail

SATURN / VUE / 2004

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 34440 Vehicale/Equipment Name: SATURN
Recalled Component Id: 000020830000202599000000349 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: VUE Model Year: 2004
NHTSA Campaign Number: 03V519000 Mfr Campaign Number: 03059
Component Name: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS Manufacturer That Filed Report: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Start date of Manufacturing: Jun, 01 2003 End date of Manufacturing: Oct, 31 2003
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 6134
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Dec, 15 2003 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Motors, LLC Report Received Date: Dec, 19 2003
Record Creation date : Dec, 18 2003 Federal Motar Safety Number: 120
Defect Summary : Certain sport utility vehicles equipped with 3.5l v6 (l66) engines fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 120, "tire selection and rims for vehicles other than passenger cars." the front and rear wheel rim size specifications on the tire/certification label are not correct. the printed wheel rim designation specified a 16-inch wheel when a 17-inch wheel designation was required. Consequence Summary: If the wheel rim size is incorrectly printed on a tire/certification label, a service technician who solely uses the tire/certification label for service information may attempt to replace a damaged wheel with an incorrect wheel.
Corrective Summary : Owners will be provided with a corrected label and installation instructions. owner notification began on december 15, 2003. owners should contact saturn at 1-800-553-6000. Recall Notes: Gm recall no.03059.customers can 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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