NHTSA campaign 04V003000 · Manufacturer campaign 03068

Saturn Recall 04V-003: GM/FUEL FILTER CORROSION

NHTSA recall 04V003000 (Manufacturer campaign 03068) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on January 5, 2004, with 127,285 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Saturn Ion for model years 2003–2004. Owners were notified on December 30, 2003, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 04V003000 (also written 04V-003 or 04V003)
Filed by: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Manufacturer campaign number: 03068
Report received: January 5, 2004
Potentially affected: 127,285 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Fuel System, Gasoline
Owners notified: December 30, 2003

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V003000. 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
- 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built June 1, 2002 – September 30, 2003 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V003000.

Defect description

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.2L 4-CYLINDER (L61) ENGINES WERE BUILT WITH A FUEL FILTER THAT COULD CORRODE PREMATURELY ON THE EXTERIOR SURFACE.

Safety consequence

IF CORROSION ON THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF THE FUEL FILTER PROGRESSES TO THE POINT OF CREATING A HOLE IN THE SHELL, FUEL DROPLETS COULD FORM AND DROP TO THE GROUND. IF AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT, A FIRE COULD RESULT.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL FILTER ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON DECEMBER 30, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876.

Notes

GM RECALL NO. 03068.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 04V003000

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.