NHTSA campaign 04V150000 · Manufacturer campaign 03030
Buick Recall 04V-150: GM/REAR LIFTGATE LATCH
NHTSA recall 04V150000 (Manufacturer campaign 03030) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on March 29, 2004, with 103,956 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Buick Rendezvous for model years 2003–2004. Owners were notified on June 21, 2004, 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 04V150000 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
- 04V150000 (also written 04V-150 or 04V150)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 03030
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 103,956 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Latches/Locks/Linkages — Hatchback/Liftgate — Lock
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V150000. 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
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V150000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, A STRUCTURAL SUPPORT AT THE LATCH ATTACHMENT IN THE REAR LIFTGATE MAY BE INADEQUATE TO RETAIN THE LATCH TO THE LIFTGATE IN CERTAIN SEVERE VEHICLE CRASH EVENTS.
Safety consequence
IF THE LIFTGATE WERE TO OPEN IN A VEHICLE CRASH, AN OCCUPANT COULD BE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN INCREASED RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL ADD STRUCTURAL REINFORCEMENTS TO THE LIFTGATE IN THE AREA ADJOINING THE LATCH ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE BEGAN ON JUNE 21, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080. THIS IS AN EXPANSION TO A PREVIOUS RECALL (03V211).
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 03030.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 04V150000
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.