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NHTSA recall 01V067000

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Campaign
Published byNHTSA (United States)
Campaign number01V067000
Manufacturer's number01013
ManufacturerGENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Reported2001-03-08
Owners notified2001-04-18
ComponentLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Units potentially affected477011

What is wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVANS EQUIPPED WITH PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOORS. THE DOOR CLOSES BUT MAY NOT BE LATCHED. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE POWER SLIDING DOOR CAN OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE VEHICLE ASCENDS A HILL, MAKES A TURN, OR TRAVELS OVER A ROUGH ROAD SURFACE.

What can happen

AN UNRESTRAINED OCCUPANT COULD FALL OUT OF THE VAN AND BE INJURED.

The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW UN-LATCH ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY TO THE POWER SLIDING DOOR. THIS RECALL HAS BEEN CONTINUED UNDER SAFETY RECALL 01V-264. 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 CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, PONTIAC AT 1-800-762-2737, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537.

Notes

ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Vehicles this campaign lists
1997 CHEVROLET VENTUREBuilt 1995-05-01 to 1997-08-31.
1998 CHEVROLET VENTUREBuilt 1997-06-01 to 1998-08-31.
1999 CHEVROLET VENTUREBuilt 1998-04-01 to 1999-06-30.
2000 CHEVROLET VENTUREBuilt 1999-03-01 to 2000-06-30.
2001 CHEVROLET VENTUREBuilt 2000-04-01 to 2000-12-31.
1997 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTEBuilt 1996-06-01 to 1997-08-31.
1998 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTEBuilt 1997-09-01 to 1998-08-31.
1999 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTEBuilt 1998-08-01 to 1999-06-30.
2000 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTEBuilt 1999-03-01 to 2000-06-30.
2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTEBuilt 2000-04-01 to 2000-12-31.
1998 PONTIAC MONTANABuilt 1997-06-01 to 1998-08-31.
1999 PONTIAC MONTANABuilt 1998-04-01 to 1999-06-30.
2000 PONTIAC MONTANABuilt 1999-03-01 to 2000-06-30.
2001 PONTIAC MONTANABuilt 2000-04-01 to 2000-12-31.
1997 PONTIAC TRANS SPORTBuilt 1996-06-01 to 1997-08-31.
1998 PONTIAC TRANS SPORTBuilt 1997-06-01 to 1998-08-31.

A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.

Investigated as SQ00014

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

NHTSA investigations that led to this recall
SQ00014Service query, opened 2000-07-25, closed 2001-10-22. UNEXPECTED OPENING OF SLIDING DOOR. STRUCTURE.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.

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