# NHTSA recall 09V116000 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: 09V116000 - Manufacturer's number: 09047 - Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. - Reported: 2009\-04\-08 - Owners notified: 2009\-04\-09 - Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - Units potentially affected: 1497516 ## What is wrong GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING 1,497,516 MY 1997\-2003 BUICK REGAL, MY 1998\-2003 CHEVROLET LUMINA, MONTE CARLO AND IMPALA, MY 1998\-1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE, MY 1997\-2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.8L V6 NATURALLY ASPIRATED ENGINE. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH DROPS OF ENGINE OIL MAY BE DEPOSITED ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD THROUGH HARD BRAKING. ## What can happen IF THE MANIFOLD IS HOT ENOUGH AND THE OIL RUNS BELOW THE HEAT SHIELD, IT MAY IGNITE INTO A SMALL FLAME AND MAY SPREAD TO THE PLASTIC SPARK PLUG WIRE CHANNEL AND BEYOND INCREASING THE RISK OF AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. ## The remedy DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE’S FRONT VALVE COVER AND FRONT\-VALVE\-COVER GASKET WITH NEW PARTS OF AN IMPROVED DESIGN AND REMOVE THE ENGINE’S PLASTIC COVER AND PLASTIC OIL\-FILL\-TUBE EXTENSION, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MAY 2016. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1\-800\-630\-2438, OLDSMOBILE AT 1\-800\-630\-6537, AND PONTIAC AT 1\-800\-620\-7668 OR HTTP://WWW.PONTIAC.COM OR HTTP:WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM. ## Notes GM RECALL NO. 09047.OWNERS 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 \HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\ . ## Vehicles this campaign lists - [1997 BUICK REGAL](/makes/buick/regal/1997/recalls.md) - [1998 BUICK REGAL](/makes/buick/regal/1998/recalls.md) - [1999 BUICK REGAL](/makes/buick/regal/1999/recalls.md) - [2000 BUICK REGAL](/makes/buick/regal/2000/recalls.md) - [2001 BUICK REGAL](/makes/buick/regal/2001/recalls.md) - [2002 BUICK REGAL](/makes/buick/regal/2002/recalls.md) - [2003 BUICK REGAL](/makes/buick/regal/2003/recalls.md) - [2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA](/makes/chevrolet/impala/2000/recalls.md) - [2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA](/makes/chevrolet/impala/2001/recalls.md) - [2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA](/makes/chevrolet/impala/2002/recalls.md) - [2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA](/makes/chevrolet/impala/2003/recalls.md) - [1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA](/makes/chevrolet/lumina/1998/recalls.md) - [1999 CHEVROLET LUMINA](/makes/chevrolet/lumina/1999/recalls.md) - [1998 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO](/makes/chevrolet/monte-carlo/1998/recalls.md) - [1999 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO](/makes/chevrolet/monte-carlo/1999/recalls.md) - [2000 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO](/makes/chevrolet/monte-carlo/2000/recalls.md) - [2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO](/makes/chevrolet/monte-carlo/2001/recalls.md) - [2002 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO](/makes/chevrolet/monte-carlo/2002/recalls.md) - [2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO](/makes/chevrolet/monte-carlo/2003/recalls.md) - [1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE](/makes/oldsmobile/intrigue/1998/recalls.md) - [1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE](/makes/oldsmobile/intrigue/1999/recalls.md) - [1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX](/makes/pontiac/grand-prix/1997/recalls.md) - [1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX](/makes/pontiac/grand-prix/1998/recalls.md) - [1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX](/makes/pontiac/grand-prix/1999/recalls.md) - [2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX](/makes/pontiac/grand-prix/2000/recalls.md) - [2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX](/makes/pontiac/grand-prix/2001/recalls.md) - [2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX](/makes/pontiac/grand-prix/2002/recalls.md) - [2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX](/makes/pontiac/grand-prix/2003/recalls.md) ## Investigated as EA07008 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. - EA07008: Engineering analysis, opened 2007\-06\-12, closed 2008\-05\-01. ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/09V116000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/09V116000/investigations) ## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall. - [16\-NA\-383](/bulletins/11004761.md), 2024-07-16, Service bulletin - [16\-NA\-383](/bulletins/10251890.md), 2024-03-19, Service bulletin - [22\-NA\-074](/bulletins/10250775.md), 2024-02-29, Service bulletin - [PI1394B](/bulletins/10249579.md), 2024-02-02, Service bulletin - [130089009](/bulletins/10246631.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin - [23\-NA\-153](/bulletins/10242843.md), 2023-09-26, Service bulletin - [PIP5628G](/bulletins/10242298.md), 2023-09-18, Service bulletin - [18\-NA\-073](/bulletins/10242262.md), 2023-09-15, Service bulletin - [PIP5628F](/bulletins/10236164.md), 2023-05-15, Service bulletin - [19\-NA\-219](/bulletins/10235802.md), 2023-05-06, Service bulletin ## 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/09V116000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/09V116000) [Report an error on this page](https://github.com/wenmar-pro/wenmar-open/issues/new?template=data_correction.yml&title=Data%20correction%3A%20NHTSA%20recall%2009V116000&page=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.wenmarpro.com%2Frecalls%2Fnhtsa%2F09V116000&vehicle=NHTSA%20recall%2009V116000)