Recall 99V230000: Instrument Panel Carrier Inspection
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 99V230000Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS: INSTRUMENTS AND INSTRUMENT
PANEL
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Year: 2000
Make: SATURN
Model: SC, SL, SW
YEAR Of Recall: '99
Type of Report: Vehicle
Potential Number of Units Affected: 2409
Summary:
Vehicle Description: Passenger vehicles. These vehicles do
not comply with requirements of FMVSS No. 208, "Occupant
Crash Protection." Some of these vehicles were manufactured
with welds in the instrument panel carrier assembly that do
not meet Saturn quality standards.
A front seat occupant, particularly an unbelted occupant,
may have an increased risk of injury in a frontal crash.
Dealers will repair the vehicle's instrument panel carrier
assembly.
Owner notification began August 24, 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).