NHTSA campaign 08V470000 · Manufacturer campaign 08284

Saturn Recall 08V-470: POWER STEERING LINE NUT

NHTSA recall 08V470000 (Manufacturer campaign 08284) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on September 17, 2008, with 42,408 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Saturn Vue for model years 2008–2009. Owners were notified on September 26, 2008, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
08V470000 (also written 08V-470 or 08V470)
Filed by
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Manufacturer campaign number
08284
Report received
Potentially affected
42,408 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Steering — Hydraulic Power Assist — Hose, Piping, and Connections
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V470000. 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 Vue

    • 2008 · Vehicles built February 1, 2007 – July 31, 2008 (per NHTSA)
    • 2009 · Vehicles built June 1, 2008 – July 31, 2008 (per NHTSA)
All Saturn recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V470000.

Defect description

GM IS RECALLING 42,408 MY 2008-2009 SATURN VUE VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE NUT SECURING THE POWER STEERING LINE TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP MAY LOOSEN. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, THERE MAY BE A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK.

Safety consequence

THE FLUID COULD CONTACT HOT EXHAUST COMPONENTS RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE NUT SECURING THE POWER STEERING LINE TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP. IF THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF A FLUID LEAK, DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE NUT. IF A FLUID LEAK IS PRESENT, DEALER WILL TIGHTEN THE NUT AND CHECK THE FLUID LEVEL. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876 OR THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AT <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM>HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM</A> .

Notes

GM RECALL NO. 08284.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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 08V470000

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.