NHTSA campaign 05V245000 · Manufacturer campaign 05052
Saturn Recall 05V-245: REAR TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 05V245000 (Manufacturer campaign 05052) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on June 2, 2005, with 291,652 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Saturn LS, Saturn L200 and Saturn L300 for model years 2000–2004. Owners were notified on October 17, 2005, 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 05V245000 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
- 05V245000 (also written 05V-245 or 05V245)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 05052
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 291,652 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Exterior Lighting — Brake Lights
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE05-010 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V245000. 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 L200
- 2003 · Vehicles built February 1, 2002 – June 30, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Saturn L300
- 2004 · Vehicles built March 1, 2003 – April 30, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Saturn LS
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V245000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN SEDANS AND WAGONS, THE PLASTIC HOUSING IN THE REAR TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY CAN BECOME DISTORTED IF THE BRAKE LAMPS REMAIN ON FOR AN EXTENDED TIME.
Safety consequence
THIS CAN CAUSE (1) AN INTERMITTENTLY INOPERATIVE BRAKE/TAIL LAMP BULB OR (2) A SHORT CIRCUIT THAT OPENS A FUSE CAUSING INOPERATIVE BRAKE LAMPS (INCLUDING THE CENTER HIGH-MOUNTED STOP LAMP) OR TAIL LAMPS. A FOLLOWING DRIVER MAY NOT KNOW WHEN THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN APPLIED, AND A REAR-END CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL TWO NEW TAIL LAMP REINFORCING SOCKET ADAPTERS AND SOCKETS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 17, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876.
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 05052.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 05V245000
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.