NHTSA recall 99V345000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 99V345000 |
| Manufacturer | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Reported | 1999-12-02 |
| Owners notified | 1999-12-01 |
| Component | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE |
| Units potentially affected | 36848 |
What is wrong
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. FUEL TANK ASSEMBLIES IN THESE VEHICLES HAVE AN OVER PRESSURE RELIEF (OPR) VALVE THAT CAN BECOME STUCK OPEN IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. IF THE VEHICLE ROLLS OVER, FUEL SPILLAGE COULD OCCUR.
What can happen
IF AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT, A FIRE COULD RESULT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL PERMANENTLY SEAL THE OUTLET PORT OF THE OPR VALVE.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING DECEMBER 1999.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 SATURN AT 1-800-553-6000, PROMPT #3.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 2000 SATURN LS | Built 1998-05-01 to 1999-10-31. |
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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.
Investigated as PE99064
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.
| PE99064 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 1999-10-27, closed 2000-02-11. POST-COLLISION FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 16NA383 | 2020-06-22. Service bulletin. This technical bulletin advises of a new fuel injection cleaner kit used for decarbonizing the intake valves to correct conditions of rough idle, Crank no start, extended crank or misfire, MIL with DTCs, and explains how Top Tier fuels should be used to reduce carbon build-up. |
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| 030849022A | 2004-02-11. Service bulletin. FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYS AN ERRATIC OR FALSE READING OR NO START CONDITION AFTER VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF WITH LOW FUEL LEVEL. *TT THIS BULLETIN REPLACES PREVIOUS DATED 12/01/03. *TT THIS BULLETIN REPLACES PREVIOUS DATED 08/01/04. *TT |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.