Saturn VUE on NHTSA December 2003 Recall List
General Motors Corporation
Models: Saturn Vue
Year: 2004
Number Potentially Involved: 6,134
Dates of Manufacture: June – October 2003
Noncompliance: Certain sport utility vehicles equipped
with 3.5L V6 (L66) engines fail to conform to the requirements
of Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 120, "Tire Selection and Rims
for Vehicles
other than Passenger Cars." The front and rear wheel rim size
specifications
on the tire/certification label are not correct. The printed
wheel rim designation
specified a 16-inch wheel when a 17-inch wheel designation was
required.
If the wheel rim size is incorrectly printed on a
tire/certification label,
a service technician who solely uses the tire/certification
label for service
information may attempt to replace a damaged wheel with an
incorrect wheel.
Remedy: Owners will be provided with a corrected label
and installation
instructions. The manufacturer has reported that owner
notification began
on December 15, 2003. Owners may contact Saturn at
1-800-553-6000.