NHTSA campaign 99V232000 · Manufacturer campaign 99054/00-C-06
Saturn Recall 99V-232: GM/FMVSS 581
NHTSA recall 99V232000 (Manufacturer campaign 99054/00-C-06) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on August 23, 1999, with 1,592 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
- 99V232000 (also written 99V-232 or 99V232)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 99054/00-C-06
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,592 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure — Body — Bumpers
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V232000. 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 4, 1999 (per NHTSA)
Saturn SL
- 2000 · Vehicles built June 1, 1999 – August 4, 1999 (per NHTSA)
Saturn SW
- 2000 · Vehicles built June 1, 1999 – August 4, 1999 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V232000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 581, "BUMPER STANDARD." THESE VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH REAR BUMPER FASTENERS THAT MAY BE LOOSE OR MISSING.
Safety consequence
IF THE FASTENERS ARE LOOSE OR MISSING, THE REAR BUMPER MAY NOT ABSORB ENERGY AS IT WAS DESIGNED TO DO IN THE EVENT OF A REAR END COLLISION.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL VERIFY THAT THE REAR BUMPER BEAM FASTENERS ARE PRESENT AND PROPERLY TIGHTENED AND, IF MISSING, INSTALL NEW FASTENERS.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGSUT 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 99V232000
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.