2000 Saturn SC & 2000 Saturn SL + 1 more recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. These vehicles do not comply with requirements of FMVSS no. 135, "passenger car brake systems." these vehicles were produced with brake pipe attachment nuts that may not be tightened to specifications.
💥 The risk
If the brake pipe nuts are not properly tightened, brake fluid leakage could occur, increasing the brake's stopping distance.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect the brake pipe nuts for leakage, verify they are tightened to specifications, and replace the brake pipes if needed.
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
- 99V231000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 99053/00-C-05
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 5,373
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
- Owner phone
- 1-800-553-6000
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Aug 24, 1999
- Built
- Jun 1, 1999 – Aug 2, 1999
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began august 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).