Vehicle recall 99V230000 · August 23, 1999
Saturn SC, SL and 1 more model
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. 208, "occupant crash protection." some of these vehicles were manufactured with welds in the instrument panel carrier assembly that do not meet Saturn quality standards.
- Consequence
- A front seat occupant, particularly an unbelted occupant, may have an increased risk of injury in a frontal crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will repair the vehicle's instrument panel carrier assembly.
- Notes
- Owner notification began August 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).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V230000
- Reported to NHTSA
- August 23, 1999
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign
- 99051/00-C-04
- Owner notification
- August 24, 1999
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 2,692
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Unknown or other
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
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