Vehicle recall 00V116000 · April 18, 2000
2000 Pontiac Grand AM
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The bolt that attaches the rear suspension trailing arm to the left rear knuckle may not have been tightened to specifications during assembly.
- Consequence
- The bolt could back completely out of the joint affecting vehicle control.
- Remedy
- Dealers will tighten this bolt.
- Notes
- Owner notification began may 3, 2000.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 Pontiac at 1-800-762-2737.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V116000
- Reported to NHTSA
- April 18, 2000
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign
- 00041
- Owner notification
- May 3, 2000
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 23
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Suspension › Rear
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Pontiac Grand AM (2000): 2000
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