NHTSA campaign 05V098000 · Manufacturer campaign 05005
Pontiac Recall 05V-098: FMVSS 225/CHILD RESTRAINT LOWER ANCHORS
NHTSA recall 05V098000 (Manufacturer campaign 05005) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on March 14, 2005, with 35,777 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Pontiac G6 for the 2005 model year. Owners were notified on March 20, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V098000 (also written 05V-098 or 05V098)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 05005
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 35,777 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Other — Owners/Service/Other Manual
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 225
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V098000. 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.
Pontiac
Pontiac G6
- 2005 · Vehicles built May 1, 2004 – January 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V098000.
Defect description
CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 225, 'CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGE SYSTEMS.' THE CHILD RESTRAINT LOWER ANCHORS IN THE CENTER REAR SEATING POSITION ARE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 90MM BEHIND THE CORRESPONDING Z-POINT OF THE CHILD RESTRAINT FIXTURE (CRF). THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATES THAT ANCHORS ARE AT THE OUTBOARD SEATING POSITIONS ONLY.
Safety consequence
WITHOUT ADDITIONAL AND CORRECTED OWNER'S MANUAL INFORMATION, AN OWNER MAY ENCOUNTER DIFFICULTY IN INSTALLING CHILD RESTRAINTS WITH RIGID ATTACHMENTS IN THE CENTER POSITION.
Manufacturer remedy
OWNERS WILL BE MAILED AN OWNER'S MANUAL SUPPLEMENT. THE RECALL IBEGAN ON MARCH 20, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668.
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 05005.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V098000
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.