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NHTSA recall 99V297000

Structure › Body

Saturn SC and 2 more

Reported Oct 27, 19997,505 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Maker’s number 99071Built Jun 1, 1999 – Aug 31, 1999

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with a console armrest fail to comply with requirements of fmvss no. 201, "occupant protection in interior impacts." the armrests were produced with a latch that will not withstand the vertical force requirements of the standard.

The risk

In the event of a crash, the latch may open and the armrest or the contents of the console could injure an occupant.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the console armrest latch.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicles in this recall

Saturn SC
2000
Saturn SL
2000
Saturn SW
2000

Notes

Gm recall no. 99071.Owner notification began october 29, 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 1-800-833-6000, prompt #3. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).