2000–2001 Daewoo Leganza recall: body & structure
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: certain passenger vehicles fail to comply with requirements of FMVSS no. 201, "occupant protection in interior impact." these vehicles exceed the maximum allowable head injury criterion value specified in the standard for passenger-side a-pillar target location.
💥 The risk
Consequently, in a crash, the front seat passenger could suffer increased head injury from contact with the passenger a pillar (forward most roof support).
🔧 The fix
Dealers will install padding to the a pillar to reduce the risk of injury in a crash. Owner notification began june 8, 2001. 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 daewoo at 1-877-463-2396.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V180000
- Manufacturer
- DAEWOO MOTOR AMERICA
- Vehicles affected
- 58,691
- Component
- STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
- Owner phone
- 1-877-463-2396
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 8, 2001
- Built
- Mar 1, 1998 – Jun 30, 2001
- Recall started by
- OVSC
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).