Recall 99V297000: Console Armrest Latch Replacement
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 99V297000Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS: CONSOLE (8/82)
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Year: 2000
Make: SATURN
Model: SC, SL, SW
YEAR Of Recall: '99
Type of Report: Vehicle
Potential Number of Units Affected: 7458
Summary:
Vehicle Description: Passenger vehicles equipped with a
console armrest fail to comply with requirements of FMVSS
No. 201, "Occupant Protection in Interior Impacts." The
armrests were produced with a latch that will not withstand
the vertical force requirements of the standard.
In the event of a crash, the latch may open and the armrest
or the contents of the console could injure an occupant.
Dealers will replace the console armrest latch.
Owner notification began October 29, 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).