NHTSA campaign 07V519000 · Manufacturer campaign 06074
Saturn Recall 07V-519: ENGINE TIMING CHAIN
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 07V519000 (Manufacturer campaign 06074) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on November 7, 2007, with 20,514 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Saturn LS for the 2001 model year. Owners were notified on January 15, 2008, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V519000 (also written 07V-519 or 07V519)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 06074
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 20,514 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Engineering Analysis EA06-009 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V519000. 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 LS
- 2001 · Vehicles built November 1, 2000 – February 28, 2001 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V519000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.2L 4-CYLINDER ENGINE, LINKS IN THE ENGINE'S TIMING CHAIN CAN SEPARATE.
Safety consequence
IF A TIMING CHAIN LINK SEPARATES WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, THE ENGINE WILL STALL AND WILL NOT RESTART INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 15, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876.
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 06074.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 07V519000
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.