2000 Saturn SC & 2000 Saturn SL + 1 more recall: body & structure
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. These vehicles do not comply with requirements of FMVSS no. 581, "bumper standard." these vehicles were produced with rear bumper fasteners that may be loose or missing.
💥 The risk
If the fasteners are loose or missing, the rear bumper may not absorb energy as it was designed to do in the event of a rear end collision.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will verify that the rear bumper beam fasteners are present and properly tightened and, if missing, install new fasteners.
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
- 99V232000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 99054/00-C-06
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 1,592
- Component
- STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
- Owner phone
- 1-800-553-6000
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Aug 24, 1999
- Built
- Jun 1, 1999 – Aug 4, 1999
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began augsut 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).