NHTSA Recall 09E005000 — Buick, Chevrolet, Oldsmobile and others Steering

What's wrong

DORMAN IS RECALLING 979 STEERING KNUCKLES, DORMAN P/NOS. 697-902 AND 697-903, SOLD UNDER DORMAN'S "OE SOLUTIONS<SUP>TM</SUP>" BRAND NAME, AND NAPA P/NOS. 7-8502 AND 7-8503 WHICH WERE SOLD FOR REPLACEMENT USE ON THE VARIOUS VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. A POTENTIAL MATERIAL OR DESIGN DEFECT COULD RESULT IN THE STEERING KNUCKLE BREAKING IN THE HUB AREA.

The risk

A BROKEN STEERING KNUCKLE COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND A POSSIBLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

The fix

DORMAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE STEERING KNUCKLES FREE OF CHARGE AND REIMBURSE THE REPAIR FACILITY OR OWNER FOR LABOR. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 23, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DORMAN'S TOLL-FREE HOTLINE AT 1-800-523-2492 AND PRESS 5.

THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO AFTERMARKET DORMAN STEERING KNUCKLES AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION.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> .

NHTSA campaign

09E005000

Filed by

Dorman Products, Inc.

Report received

17 Feb 2009

Owners notified

23 Feb 2009

Potentially affected

979

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 Buick Century 1998 Buick Century 1999 Buick Century 2000 Buick Century 2001 Buick Century 2002 Buick Century 2003 Buick Century 2004 Buick Century 2005 Buick Century 2005 Buick Lacrosse 2006 Buick Lacrosse 2007 Buick Lacrosse 1997 Buick Regal 1998 Buick Regal 1999 Buick Regal 2000 Buick Regal 2001 Buick Regal 2002 Buick Regal 2003 Buick Regal 2004 Buick Regal 2005 Buick Terraza 2006 Buick Terraza 2007 Buick Terraza 2000 Chevrolet Impala 2001 Chevrolet Impala 2002 Chevrolet Impala 2003 Chevrolet Impala 2004 Chevrolet Impala 2005 Chevrolet Impala 2006 Chevrolet Impala 2007 Chevrolet Impala 2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2003 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2007 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2005 Chevrolet Uplander 2006 Chevrolet Uplander 2007 Chevrolet Uplander 1997 Chevrolet Venture 1998 Chevrolet Venture 1999 Chevrolet Venture 2000 Chevrolet Venture 2001 Chevrolet Venture 2002 Chevrolet Venture 2003 Chevrolet Venture 2004 Chevrolet Venture 2005 Chevrolet Venture 1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue 1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue 2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue 2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue 2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue 1997 Oldsmobile Silhouette 1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette 1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette 2000 Oldsmobile Silhouette 2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette 2002 Oldsmobile Silhouette 2003 Oldsmobile Silhouette 2004 Oldsmobile Silhouette 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix 1999 Pontiac Montana 2000 Pontiac Montana 2001 Pontiac Montana 2002 Pontiac Montana 2003 Pontiac Montana 2004 Pontiac Montana 2005 Pontiac Montana 2005 Saturn Relay 2006 Saturn Relay 2007 Saturn Relay

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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