NHTSA campaign 04V002000 · Manufacturer campaign 03067
Saturn Recall 04V-002: GM/BUMPER BRACKET WELDS
NHTSA recall 04V002000 (Manufacturer campaign 03067) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on January 6, 2004, with 344 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Saturn Ion for the 2004 model year. Owners were notified on January 6, 2004, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V002000 (also written 04V-002 or 04V002)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 03067
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 344 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure — Body — Bumpers
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V002000. 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 Ion
- 2004 · Vehicles built December 1, 2003 – December 12, 2003 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V002000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, SOME WELDS BETWEEN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE MOTOR RAIL AND THE FRONT BUMPER BRACKET DO NOT MEET ENGINEERING SPECIFICATIONS.
Safety consequence
LONG TERM DURABILITY OF THE JOINT MAY BE REDUCED AND SEPARATION OF THE BUMPER FROM THE FRAME ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE MAY RESULT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
ALL VEHICLES ARE STILL IN DEALER'S POSSESSIONS.
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 03067.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 04V002000
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.