NHTSA campaign 02V307000 · Manufacturer campaign 02056/03C04
Saturn Recall 02V-307: GM/FRONT SEAT BACK RECLINERS
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 02V307000 (Manufacturer campaign 02056/03C04) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on November 14, 2002, with 72,135 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Saturn Z for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on January 31, 2003, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 02V307000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V307000 (also written 02V-307 or 02V307)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 02056/03C04
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 72,135 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seats
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Engineering Analysis EA00-022 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V307000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Saturn
Saturn Z
- 1995 · Vehicles built July 1, 1993 – March 31, 1995 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V307000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, SOME FRONT SEAT BACK RECLINER GEAR TEETH MAY WEAR EXCESSIVELY THROUGH REPEATED USE, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE SEAT BACK TO SLIP PARTIALLY REARWARD WHEN FORCE IS APPLIED.
Safety consequence
IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, IT COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SEAT RECLINER MECHANISMS. THIS IS AN EXPANSION OF A PREVIOUS RECALL (99V045). OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 31, 2003. 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.
Notes
GM RECALL 02056/SATURN RECALL 03C04. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 02V307000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.