2003–2004 Buick Rendezvous recall: door latches & locks
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain sport utility vehicles, a structural support at the LATCH attachment in the rear liftgate may be inadequate to retain the LATCH to the liftgate in certain severe vehicle crash events.
💥 The risk
If the liftgate were to open in a vehicle crash, an occupant could be ejected from the vehicle resulting in increased risk of personal injury.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will add structural reinforcements to the liftgate in the area adjoining the LATCH assembly. Owner notification schedule began on june 21, 2004. Owners should contact buick at 1-866-608-8080. This is an expansion to a previous recall (03V211).
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
- 04V150000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 03030
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 103,956
- Component
- LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
- Owner phone
- 1-866-608-8080
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 21, 2004
- Built
- Sep 1, 2002 – May 31, 2003
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- GM recall no. 03030.customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).