NHTSA campaign 99V231000 · Manufacturer campaign 99053/00-C-05
Saturn Recall 99V-231: GM/FMVSS 135
NHTSA recall 99V231000 (Manufacturer campaign 99053/00-C-05) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on August 24, 1999, with 5,373 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Saturn SC, Saturn SL and Saturn SW for the 2000 model year. Owners were notified on August 24, 1999, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V231000 (also written 99V-231 or 99V231)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 99053/00-C-05
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 5,373 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 135
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V231000. 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
- 2000 · Vehicles built June 1, 1999 – August 2, 1999 (per NHTSA)
Saturn SL
- 2000 · Vehicles built June 1, 1999 – August 2, 1999 (per NHTSA)
Saturn SW
- 2000 · Vehicles built June 1, 1999 – August 2, 1999 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V231000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 135, "PASSENGER CAR BRAKE SYSTEMS." THESE VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH BRAKE PIPE ATTACHMENT NUTS THAT MAY NOT BE TIGHTENED TO SPECIFICATIONS.
Safety consequence
IF THE BRAKE PIPE NUTS ARE NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED, BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE COULD OCCUR, INCREASING THE BRAKE'S STOPPING DISTANCE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BRAKE PIPE NUTS FOR LEAKAGE, VERIFY THEY ARE TIGHTENED TO SPECIFICATIONS, AND REPLACE THE BRAKE PIPES IF NEEDED.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 24, 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 99V231000
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.