NHTSA recall 04V002000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 04V002000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 03067 |
| Manufacturer | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Reported | 2004-01-06 |
| Owners notified | 2004-01-06 |
| Component | STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS |
| Units potentially affected | 344 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, SOME WELDS BETWEEN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE MOTOR RAIL AND THE FRONT BUMPER BRACKET DO NOT MEET ENGINEERING SPECIFICATIONS.
What can happen
LONG TERM DURABILITY OF THE JOINT MAY BE REDUCED AND SEPARATION OF THE BUMPER FROM THE FRAME ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE MAY RESULT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
ALL VEHICLES ARE STILL IN DEALER'S POSSESSIONS.
Notes
GM RECALL NO. 03067.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 2004 SATURN ION | Built 2003-12-01 to 2003-12-12. |
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Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| PIP5358B | 2022-06-13. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint. Technician should get record a sound clip or take a video of the noise for assessment by engineering. Technician will need to call General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance. |
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| PIP5358A | 2021-06-14. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint. Technician should get record a sound clip or take a video of the noise for assessment by engineering. Technician will need to call General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance. |
| PI0281D | 2021-04-26. Service bulletin. Underbody Component Corrosion The following information may be helpful when addressing underbody component corrosion with customers. Some customers may comment that one or more of their vehicle's underbody components are showing some form of corrosion. This corrosion may be red in appearance (rust) if the component is steel, forged iron or cast iron. This corrosion may also be grey or white in color if the component is constructed of an aluminum alloy. |
| PI0281D | 2021-04-26. Service bulletin. Underbody Component Corrosion The following information may be helpful when addressing underbody component corrosion with customers. Some customers may comment that one or more of their vehicle's underbody components are showing some form of corrosion. This corrosion may be red in appearance (rust) if the component is steel, forged iron or cast iron. This corrosion may also be grey or white in color if the component is constructed of an aluminum alloy. |
| PIP4495E | 2017-11-14. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a loud tick or rattle noise under the hood at all operating conditions. Technician will need to check the lower and oil pressure to the upper end oil pressure. Technician will need to inspect the oil feed orifice in the cylinder head. Technician will clean out and debris found in the orifice. |
| PIP5338 | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vibration complaints that are one of the most challenging complaints to accurately diagnose and repair. Technician will need to use Pico Oscilloscope Diagnostic Kit to effectively diagnosis vehicles. Technician should drive the vehicle will using the Pico Oscilloscope to record data. After the data is recorded it should be reviewed to determine the root cause of the concern. If a repair attempt made the concern better but not eliminated or had no affect at all, and are requesting assistance from General Motors Technical Assistance Center record another Pico file and save it to the computer. After the new Pico Oscilloscope data has been saved email the data to General Motors Technical Assistance Center in the subject line include ?Vibration? ?Business Associate Code? and the last 8 of the Vehicle Identification Number. |
| 3105 | 2004-11-04. Service bulletin. GAP IS PRESENT BETWEEN THE FRONT FASCIA AND HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY. *JB |
| 0408110006 | 2004-09-29. Service bulletin. HEADLINER MATERIAL (FABRIC) SAGGING OR SEPARATING FROM SUBSTRATE. *TT |
| 040850013 | 2004-09-29. Service bulletin. SQUEAK/ITCH NOISE FROM REAR SEAT WHEN DRIVING ON ROUGH SURFACES. *TT |
| 030864039 | 2004-02-19. Service bulletin. WATER ENTERS PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, CREAKING NOISE FROM DOOR WHILE DRIVING AND/OR REAR DOOR HEADER SEAL PULLS AWAY FROM DOOR. *PH |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.