NHTSA safety recall

Recall 01V067000 · manufacturer campaign 01013

Latches/locks/linkages › Doors › Latch — Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, Pontiac · reported 8 Mar 2001 · 477,011 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVANS EQUIPPED WITH PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOORS. THE DOOR CLOSES BUT MAY NOT BE LATCHED. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE POWER SLIDING DOOR CAN OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE VEHICLE ASCENDS A HILL, MAKES A TURN, OR TRAVELS OVER A ROUGH ROAD SURFACE.

The risk

AN UNRESTRAINED OCCUPANT COULD FALL OUT OF THE VAN AND BE INJURED.

The fix

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW UN-LATCH ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY TO THE POWER SLIDING DOOR. THIS RECALL HAS BEEN CONTINUED UNDER SAFETY RECALL 01V-264. 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 CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, PONTIAC AT 1-800-762-2737, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537.

ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

NHTSA campaign
01V067000
Manufacturer campaign
01013
Filed by
General Motors Corp.
Report received
8 Mar 2001
Owners notified
18 Apr 2001
Potentially affected
477,011

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1997 Chevrolet Venture 1998 Chevrolet Venture 1999 Chevrolet Venture 2000 Chevrolet Venture 2001 Chevrolet Venture 1997 Oldsmobile Silhouette 1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette 1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette 2000 Oldsmobile Silhouette 2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette 1998 Pontiac Montana 1999 Pontiac Montana 2000 Pontiac Montana 2001 Pontiac Montana 1997 Pontiac Trans Sport 1998 Pontiac Trans Sport

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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