NHTSA campaign 03V052000 · Manufacturer campaign 03009
Buick and Pontiac Recall 03V-052: GM/STEERING COLUMN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT
NHTSA recall 03V052000 (Manufacturer campaign 03009) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on February 20, 2003, with 4,512 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Buick Rendezvous and Pontiac Aztek for the 2003 model year. Owners were notified on February 7, 2003, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V052000 (also written 03V-052 or 03V052)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 03009
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 4,512 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V052000. 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.
Buick
Buick Rendezvous
- 2003 · Vehicles built January 13, 2003 – February 3, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Pontiac
Pontiac Aztek
- 2003 · Vehicles built January 13, 2003 – February 3, 2003 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V052000.
Defect description
IN SOME OF THESE SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE DIAMETER OF THE STEERING COLUMN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT IS TOO SMALL.
Safety consequence
THIS CONDITION COULD ALLOW THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT TO SPIN INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN COUPLING, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING, A CRASH COULD RESULTING WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT, AND REPLACE IF NECESSARY, THE STEERING COLUMN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED BY TELEPHONE ON FEBRUARY 7, 2003, WITH A FOLLOW-UP LETTER ON FEBRUARY 11, 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 BUICK AT 1-800-521-7300 OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-762-2737.
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 03009. CUSTOMERS CAN 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 03V052000
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.