NHTSA campaign 04V547000 · Manufacturer campaign 04095
Saturn Recall 04V-547: GM/SATURN/DRL TURN SIGNAL BULB REPLACEMENT
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 04V547000 (Manufacturer campaign 04095) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on November 16, 2004, with 178,798 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Saturn Ion for model years 2003–2004. Owners were notified on November 17, 2004, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V547000 (also written 04V-547 or 04V547)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 04095
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 178,798 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Exterior Lighting — Turn Signal
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE04-061 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V547000. 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
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V547000.
Defect description
CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE TURN SIGNAL LAMP AND DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP (DRL) ON EITHER FRONT SIDE CAN STOP WORKING BECAUSE OF LOSS OF CONTACT BETWEEN THE BULB AND SOCKET.
Safety consequence
IF A FRONT TURN SIGNAL LAMP IS INOPERATIVE, OTHERS MAY REACT MORE SLOWLY TO A TURNING VEHICLE AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DRL/TURN SIGNAL BULB ON BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT SIDE AND INSPECT FOR AND ADD A DRL JUMPER KIT IF NOT PRESENT. THE RECALL BEGAN NOVEMBER 17, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876.
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 04095.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 04V547000
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.