# NHTSA recall 01V067000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 01V067000
- Manufacturer's number: 01013
- Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Reported: 2001\-03\-08
- Owners notified: 2001\-04\-18
- Component: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
- Units potentially affected: 477011

## 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 VENTURE](/makes/chevrolet/venture/1997/recalls.md). Built 1995\-05\-01 to 1997\-08\-31.
- [1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE](/makes/chevrolet/venture/1998/recalls.md). Built 1997\-06\-01 to 1998\-08\-31.
- [1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE](/makes/chevrolet/venture/1999/recalls.md). Built 1998\-04\-01 to 1999\-06\-30.
- [2000 CHEVROLET VENTURE](/makes/chevrolet/venture/2000/recalls.md). Built 1999\-03\-01 to 2000\-06\-30.
- [2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE](/makes/chevrolet/venture/2001/recalls.md). Built 2000\-04\-01 to 2000\-12\-31.
- [1997 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE](/makes/oldsmobile/silhouette/1997/recalls.md). Built 1996\-06\-01 to 1997\-08\-31.
- [1998 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE](/makes/oldsmobile/silhouette/1998/recalls.md). Built 1997\-09\-01 to 1998\-08\-31.
- [1999 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE](/makes/oldsmobile/silhouette/1999/recalls.md). Built 1998\-08\-01 to 1999\-06\-30.
- [2000 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE](/makes/oldsmobile/silhouette/2000/recalls.md). Built 1999\-03\-01 to 2000\-06\-30.
- [2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE](/makes/oldsmobile/silhouette/2001/recalls.md). Built 2000\-04\-01 to 2000\-12\-31.
- 1998 PONTIAC MONTANA. Built 1997\-06\-01 to 1998\-08\-31.
- [1999 PONTIAC MONTANA](/makes/pontiac/montana/1999/recalls.md). Built 1998\-04\-01 to 1999\-06\-30.
- [2000 PONTIAC MONTANA](/makes/pontiac/montana/2000/recalls.md). Built 1999\-03\-01 to 2000\-06\-30.
- [2001 PONTIAC MONTANA](/makes/pontiac/montana/2001/recalls.md). Built 2000\-04\-01 to 2000\-12\-31.
- [1997 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT](/makes/pontiac/trans-sport/1997/recalls.md). Built 1996\-06\-01 to 1997\-08\-31.
- [1998 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT](/makes/pontiac/trans-sport/1998/recalls.md). Built 1997\-06\-01 to 1998\-08\-31.

## 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.

- SQ00014: Service 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. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/01V067000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/01V067000/investigations)

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/01V067000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/01V067000)

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