Vehicle recall 99V197000 · July 26, 1999
2000 Saturn LS
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. These vehicles do not comply with requirements of FMVSS no. 301, "fuel system integrity." these vehicles may have been produced with an inoperative valve within the fuel tank assembly.
- Consequence
- If a vehicle with an inoperative valve were involved in a rollover, fuel spillage could occur.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the vehicles to ensure that the fuel tank assembly valve is operating as intended. They will replace the fuel tank assembly if necessary.
- Notes
- Owner notification began July 23, 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).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V197000
- Reported to NHTSA
- July 26, 1999
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign
- 99042/00-C-01
- Owner notification
- July 23, 1999
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 1,300
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly
Vehicles covered
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