{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"09V116000","date":"2009-04-08","owner_notified":"2009-04-09","manufacturer":"GENERAL MOTORS CORP.","component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"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.","consequence":"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.","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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .","mfr_campaign":"09047","part_number":null,"units":1497516,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":1997,"make":"BUICK","model":"REGAL","vehicle_id":"1997_buick_regal","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1998,"make":"BUICK","model":"REGAL","vehicle_id":"1998_buick_regal","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1999,"make":"BUICK","model":"REGAL","vehicle_id":"1999_buick_regal","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2000,"make":"BUICK","model":"REGAL","vehicle_id":"2000_buick_regal","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2001,"make":"BUICK","model":"REGAL","vehicle_id":"2001_buick_regal","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2002,"make":"BUICK","model":"REGAL","vehicle_id":"2002_buick_regal","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2003,"make":"BUICK","model":"REGAL","vehicle_id":"2003_buick_regal","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2000,"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"IMPALA","vehicle_id":"2000_chevrolet_impala","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2001,"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"IMPALA","vehicle_id":"2001_chevrolet_impala","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2002,"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"IMPALA","vehicle_id":"2002_chevrolet_impala","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2003,"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"IMPALA","vehicle_id":"2003_chevrolet_impala","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1998,"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"LUMINA","vehicle_id":"1998_chevrolet_lumina","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1999,"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"LUMINA","vehicle_id":"1999_chevrolet_lumina","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1998,"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"MONTE CARLO","vehicle_id":"1998_chevrolet_monte-carlo","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1999,"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"MONTE CARLO","vehicle_id":"1999_chevrolet_monte-carlo","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2000,"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"MONTE CARLO","vehicle_id":"2000_chevrolet_monte-carlo","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2001,"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"MONTE CARLO","vehicle_id":"2001_chevrolet_monte-carlo","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2002,"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"MONTE CARLO","vehicle_id":"2002_chevrolet_monte-carlo","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2003,"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"MONTE CARLO","vehicle_id":"2003_chevrolet_monte-carlo","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1998,"make":"OLDSMOBILE","model":"INTRIGUE","vehicle_id":"1998_oldsmobile_intrigue","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1999,"make":"OLDSMOBILE","model":"INTRIGUE","vehicle_id":"1999_oldsmobile_intrigue","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1997,"make":"PONTIAC","model":"GRAND PRIX","vehicle_id":"1997_pontiac_grand-prix","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1998,"make":"PONTIAC","model":"GRAND PRIX","vehicle_id":"1998_pontiac_grand-prix","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1999,"make":"PONTIAC","model":"GRAND PRIX","vehicle_id":"1999_pontiac_grand-prix","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2000,"make":"PONTIAC","model":"GRAND PRIX","vehicle_id":"2000_pontiac_grand-prix","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2001,"make":"PONTIAC","model":"GRAND PRIX","vehicle_id":"2001_pontiac_grand-prix","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2002,"make":"PONTIAC","model":"GRAND PRIX","vehicle_id":"2002_pontiac_grand-prix","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2003,"make":"PONTIAC","model":"GRAND PRIX","vehicle_id":"2003_pontiac_grand-prix","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/09V116000"}