NHTSA recall 02V328000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 02V328000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 02060 |
| Manufacturer | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Reported | 2002-12-09 |
| Owners notified | 2002-12-19 |
| Component | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK |
| Units potentially affected | 43980 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE EMERGENCY TRUNK RELEASE HANDLE MAY BE INSTALLED OR FORCED OUT OF THE PROPER POSITION.
What can happen
IF THE CABLE IS OUT OF THE PROPER POSITION, IT COULD INCREASE THE FORCE REQUIRED TO ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY TRUNK RELEASE HANDLE AND A PERSON TRAPPED IN THE TRUNK MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RELEASE THE TRUNK LATCH USING THE EMERGENCY TRUNK RELEASE HANDLE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL SECURE THE EMERGENCY TRUNK RELEASE CABLE TO ENSURE THAT THE EMERGENCY TRUNK RELEASE HANDLE OPERATES PROPERLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 19, 2002. 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 BUICK AT 1-800-521-7300.
Notes
RECALL NO. 02060.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 2001 BUICK PARK AVENUE | Built 2002-03-01 to 2002-08-30. |
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| 2002 BUICK PARK AVENUE | Built 2002-02-01 to 2002-06-28. |
| 2003 BUICK PARK AVENUE | Built 2001-03-01 to 2001-06-29. |
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.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 030864019 | 2003-09-29. Service bulletin. DOOR LOCK SWITCH FALLS BETWEEN DOOR TRIM AND DOOR. *TT |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.