The defect
SOME OF THE WELDS BETWEEN THE ROOF AND ROOF SIDE INTERNAL REINFORCEMENT PANELS DO NOT MEET THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS.
The risk
IN A CRASH, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A PARTIAL SEPARATION OF THE ROOF PANEL FLANGE SIDES, EXPOSING AN OCCUPANT TO AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REINFORCE THE ROOF FLANGE WITH STRUCTURAL FASTENERS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Saturn | 1996 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY
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 | 1996 | 26 | 1 |
Other structure recalls in 1996
27 of the 297 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1996 concerned the structure; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 96V247000 12 Dec 1996 | RANGE ROVER NA., INC. |
| 96V238000 25 Nov 1996 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 96V205000 26 Oct 1996 | STURDI-CORP. |
| 96V206000 26 Oct 1996 | U.S. BUS CORPORATION |
| 96V169000 10 Sept 1996 | MID BUS INCORPORATED |
| 96V165000 9 Sept 1996 | STARCRAFT RV, INC. |
| 96V164000 5 Sept 1996 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 96V146000 1 Aug 1996 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1996