NHTSA campaign 99V045000 · Manufacturer campaign 99006
Saturn Recall 99V-045: GM/FRONT SEAT BACK RECLINERS
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 99V045000 (Manufacturer campaign 99006) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on March 12, 1999, with 138,691 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Saturn SC, Saturn SC1, Saturn SL and more for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on March 13, 1999, 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 99V045000 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
- 99V045000 (also written 99V-045 or 99V045)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 99006
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 138,691 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seats
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigations
- Engineering Analysis EA98-017, Recall Query RQ00-005 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V045000. 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 SC
- 1995 · Vehicles built January 1, 1994 – August 31, 1994 (per NHTSA)
Saturn SC1
- 1995 · Vehicles built January 1, 1994 – August 31, 1994 (per NHTSA)
Saturn SL
- 1995 · Vehicles built January 1, 1994 – August 31, 1994 (per NHTSA)
Saturn SW
- 1995 · Vehicles built January 1, 1994 – August 31, 1994 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V045000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME FRONT SEAT BACK RECLINER GEAR TEETH MAY WEAR EXCESSIVELY THROUGH REPEATED USE, AND COULD CAUSE THE SEAT BACK TO SLIP PARTIALLY REARWARD WHEN FORCE IS APPLIED.
Safety consequence
IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, IT COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SEAT RECLINER MECHANISMS.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 13, 1999. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT SATURN AT 1-800-553-6000, PROMPT 3.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 99V045000
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.