NHTSA campaign 99V345000
Saturn Recall 99V-345: GM/FUEL TANK RELIEF VALVE
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 99V345000 was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on December 2, 1999, with 36,848 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Saturn LS for the 2000 model year. Owners were notified on December 1, 1999, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V345000 (also written 99V-345 or 99V345)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 36,848 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE99-064 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V345000. 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 LS
- 2000 · Vehicles built May 1, 1998 – October 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V345000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. FUEL TANK ASSEMBLIES IN THESE VEHICLES HAVE AN OVER PRESSURE RELIEF (OPR) VALVE THAT CAN BECOME STUCK OPEN IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. IF THE VEHICLE ROLLS OVER, FUEL SPILLAGE COULD OCCUR.
Safety consequence
IF AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT, A FIRE COULD RESULT.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL PERMANENTLY SEAL THE OUTLET PORT OF THE OPR VALVE.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING DECEMBER 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 99V345000
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.