Recall 99V197000: Fuel Tank Inspection/Replacement
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 99V197000Component: FUEL: FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Year: 2000
Make: SATURN
Model: LS
YEAR Of Recall: '99
Type of Report: Vehicle
Potential Number of Units Affected: 1310
Summary:
Vehicle Description: Passenger vehicles. These vehicles do
not comply with requirements of FMVSS No. 301, "Fuel System
Integrity." These vehicles may have been produced with an
inoperative valve within the fuel tank assembly.
If a vehicle with an inoperative valve were involved in a
rollover, fuel spillage could occur.
Dealers will inspect the vehicles to ensure that the fuel
tank assembly valve is operating as intended. They will
replace the fuel tank assembly if necessary. Owner
notification began July 23, 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. Also
contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's
auto Safety Hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).