Vehicle recall 04V094000 · February 24, 2004
2004 Chevrolet Malibu
Certain passenger vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) no. 208, "occupant crash protection." some of these vehicles that…
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- Summary
- Certain passenger vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) no. 208, "occupant crash protection." some of these vehicles that were not equipped with an advanced occupant restraint system (aors) have driver and passenger side sun visors with aors labels. The aors labels do not include statements and the illustration required by FMVSS no. 208 for vehicles without aors.
- Remedy
- Owners will be sent replacement labels with instructions on how to install them. Owner notification began on April 21, 2004. Owners should contact Chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438.
- Notes
- GM recall no. 04011.CUSTOMERS can 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
- 04V094000
- Reported to NHTSA
- February 24, 2004
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign
- 04011
- Owner notification
- April 21, 2004
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 51,715
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Equipment › Other › Labels
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Chevrolet Malibu (2004): 2004
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