NHTSA campaign 99V071000 · Manufacturer campaign 99014

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recall 99V-071: GM/STEERING

NHTSA recall 99V071000 (Manufacturer campaign 99014) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on April 12, 1999, with 59 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Venture, Oldsmobile Silhouette and Pontiac Montana for the 1999 model year. Owners were notified on May 5, 1999, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 99V071000 (also written 99V-071 or 99V071)
Filed by: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Manufacturer campaign number: 99014
Report received: April 12, 1999
Potentially affected: 59 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Steering — Gear Box — Shaft Sector
Owners notified: May 5, 1999

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V071000. 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.

Chevrolet

Chevrolet Venture
- 1999 · Vehicles built February 1, 1999 – February 28, 1999 (per NHTSA)

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Oldsmobile

Oldsmobile Silhouette
- 1999 · Vehicles built February 1, 1999 – February 28, 1999 (per NHTSA)

All Oldsmobile recalls

Pontiac

Pontiac Montana
- 1999 · Vehicles built February 1, 1999 – February 28, 1999 (per NHTSA)

All Pontiac recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V071000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER MINI VANS. THE LEFT AND/OR RIGHT FRONT LOWER INSULATOR TO CRADLE CENTER METAL SLEEVE IS COLLAPSED, WHICH CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF CLAMP LOAD IN THE JOINT. IF THE CLAMP LOAD IS REDUCED OR LOST, THE BOLT CAN BE LOST OR BROKEN AND THE JOINT CAN SEPARATE.

Safety consequence

IF NOT REPAIRED, SEPARATION OF THE OPPOSITE SIDE JOINT COULD OCCUR RESULTING IN STEERING SHAFT SEPARATION.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT LOWER CRADLE-TO-SUSPENSION INSULATORS AND THE ATTACHING BOLTS.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 5, 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 CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537, OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-762-2737.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 99V071000

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.