The defect
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.
The risk
A FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT, PARTICULARLY AN UNBELTED OCCUPANT, MAY HAVE AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IN A FRONTAL CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE'S INSTRUMENT PANEL CARRIER ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Saturn SC | 2000 |
| Saturn SL | 2000 |
| Saturn SW | 2000 |
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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 SC | 2000 | 7 | 7 |
| Saturn SL | 2000 | 148 | 7 |
| Saturn SW | 2000 | 15 | 7 |
Other unknown or other recalls in 1999
11 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the unknown or other; GENERAL MOTORS CORP. filed 1,195 campaigns in all.
| 99V330000 22 Nov 1999 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 99V306002 18 Nov 1999 | FLEETWOOD FOLDING TRAILER |
| 99V306003 16 Nov 1999 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 99V306001 1 Nov 1999 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 99V242002 25 Oct 1999 | NEW FLYER OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 99V242001 8 Sept 1999 | ORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 99V201000 23 Jul 1999 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
| 99V117000 6 May 1999 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999