# NHTSA recall 08V616000

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- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 08V616000
- Manufacturer's number: 08389
- Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Reported: 2008\-11\-24
- Owners notified: 2008\-12\-08
- Component: STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
- Units potentially affected: 2149

## What is wrong

GM IS RECALLING 2,149 MY 2009 SATURN VUE VEHICLES.  SOME OF THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH AN INCORRECT RIGHT AND/OR LEFT FRONT STEERING KNUCKLE.  AS A RESULT OF THE INCORRECT KNUCKLE AND RESULTING INADEQUATE CLEARANCE, THE TIE ROD BALL STUD COULD PULL OUT OF, OR FRACTURE, THE TIE ROD HOUSING.  THIS COULD CAUSE THE TIE ROD TO SEPARATE FROM THE KNUCKLE.


## What can happen

ALTHOUGH STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE COULD BE MAINTAINED AFTER A TIE ROD SEPARATION BY THE UNAFFECTED WHEEL ON SMOOTH ROADS OR DURING LIGHT BRAKING, WITH MORE SIGNIFICANT SUSPENSION OR BRAKING INPUTS, THE AFFECTED WHEEL COULD TURN OUT AND SKID.  IF A VEHICLE BUILT WITH TWO INCORRECT STEERING KNUCKLES HAD BOTH TIE RODS SEPARATE AT THE SAME TIME, STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE LOST, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING KNUCKLES AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE STEERING KNUCKLE\(S\) AND TIE ROD\(S\).  THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 8, 2008.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT SATURN AT 1\-800\-972\-8876 OR THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AT \<A HREF=HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM\>HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM\</A\> .


## Notes

GM RECALL NO. 08389. CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), OR GO TO \<A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\</A\> .


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2009 SATURN VUE](/makes/saturn/vue/2009/recalls.md). Built 2008\-10\-13 to 2008\-10\-20.

## 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)

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