The defect
CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 118, "POWER-OPERATED WINDOW, PARTITION, AND ROOF PANEL SYSTEMS." THE POWER WINDOWS AND/OR SUNROOF MAY BE OPERABLE AFTER THE IGNITION HAS BEEN TURNED TO THE "OFF" POSITION AND THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR IS OPENED.
The risk
IF UNSUPERVISED CHILDREN ARE LEFT UNATTENDED IN THE VEHICLE AND OPERATE THE POWER WINDOWS OR SUNROOF, THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY TO THE CHILD.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL UPGRADE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) CALIBRATION. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON DECEMBER 30, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Saturn ION | 2003, 2004 |
Components: VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturn ION | 2003 | 758 | 5 |
| Saturn ION | 2004 | 898 | 8 |
Other visibility recalls in 2004
11 of the 601 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2004 concerned the visibility; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 04V587000 21 Dec 2004 | GEORGIE BOY MFG., LLC |
| 04V457000 17 Sept 2004 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 04V326000 7 Jul 2004 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 04V322000 6 Jul 2004 | MONACO COACH CORPORATION |
| 04V251000 24 May 2004 | IC CORPORATION |
| 04V216000 5 May 2004 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 04V046000 4 Feb 2004 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 04V061000 4 Feb 2004 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2004