NHTSA Campaign 01V067000

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

Issued by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. · Reported Mar 8, 2001 · 477,011 vehicles 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.

Consequence

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

Remedy

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
CHEVROLET VENTURE 1997 477,011
CHEVROLET VENTURE 1998 477,011
CHEVROLET VENTURE 1999 477,011
CHEVROLET VENTURE 2000 477,011
CHEVROLET VENTURE 2001 477,011
OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 1997 477,011
OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 1998 477,011
OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 1999 477,011
OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 2000 477,011
OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 2001 477,011
PONTIAC MONTANA 1998 477,011
PONTIAC MONTANA 1999 477,011
PONTIAC MONTANA 2000 477,011
PONTIAC MONTANA 2001 477,011
PONTIAC TRANS SPORT 1997 477,011
PONTIAC TRANS SPORT 1998 477,011

Source: NHTSA Campaign 01V067000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.