2000 Saturn LS recall: fuel system
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Fuel tank assemblies in these vehicles have an over pressure relief (opr) valve that CAN become stuck open in a frontal collision. If the vehicle rolls over, fuel spillage could occur.
💥 The risk
If an ignition source is present, a fire could result.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will permanently seal the outlet port of the opr valve.
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
- 99V345000
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 36,848
- Component
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
- Owner phone
- 1-800-553-6000
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Dec 1, 1999
- Built
- May 1, 1998 – Oct 31, 1999
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Owner notification is expected to begin during december 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).