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to order the 2001 PONTIAC MONTANA manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor
vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their structure,
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2001-2004 PONTIAC MONTANA | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE Units affected: 20594 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2007-08-08 |
Summary: ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, VARIATIONS IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS OR EXPOSURE TO HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES MAY LEAD TO FRACTURE OF THE FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE (ICV). | |
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1997-2005 PONTIAC MONTANA | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH Units affected: 717302 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2004-12-22 |
Summary: ON CERTAIN MINIVANS EQUIPPED WITH SECOND-ROW BUCKET SEATS OR CAPTAIN'S CHAIRS AND A POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, A PASSENGER USING THE INTERIOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE POWER SLIDING DOOR COULD BE INJURED. | |
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2001-2003 PONTIAC MONTANA | EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL Units affected: 1707825 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2003-07-15 |
Summary: CERTAIN MINIVANS, PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 225, ¬CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGE SYSTEM.¬ THE OWNER¬S MANUAL DOES NOT EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF THE LOCATION SYMBOLS FOR THE CHILD RESTRAINT LOWER UNIVERSAL ANCHORAGE SYSTEM. | |
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2001 PONTIAC MONTANA | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Units affected: 272 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2002-12-09 |
Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND MINI VANS, SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A PASSENGER AIR BAG THAT WAS MANUFACTURED WITHOUT A CHECK VALVE PIN. AN AIR BAG WITHOUT THE CHECK VALVE PIN COULD PRODUCE INCREASED PRESSURE AT THE ONSET OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AND REDUCED PRESSURE AFTERWARD. | |
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2001 PONTIAC MONTANA | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER Units affected: 75816 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2001-12-13 |
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN MINI VANS BUILT WITH SECOND ROW 50/50 SPLIT BENCH SEATS OR CAPTAIN'S CHAIRS, FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 225, "CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGE SYSTEMS." THE SEAT LATCH ANCHOR WIRE DIAMETER IS GREATER THAN 6.1 MM. | |
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1998-2001 PONTIAC MONTANA | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH Units affected: 248737 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2001-08-21 |
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 1997-2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE, PONTIAC MONTANA/TRANSPORT, AND OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOORS THAT WERE SERVICED IN CAMPAIGN 01013 (01V-067) FROM APRIL TO AUGUST 2001. ALSO 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE, PONTIAC MONTANA, AND OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOORS ASSEMBLED IN JANUARY THROUGH APRIL 2001. THESE VEHICLES HAVE INADEQUATE FRONT WELDS. IF A FRONT WELD FAILS, THE ACTUATOR CAN JAM IN THE UNLATCHED POSITION AND, WHEN THE SLIDING DOOR CLOSES, IT WILL NOT BE LATCHED. | |
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1998-2001 PONTIAC MONTANA | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH Units affected: 477011 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2001-03-08 |
Summary: 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. | |
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2001 PONTIAC MONTANA | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Units affected: 38 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2001-02-01 |
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND MINIVANS. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATOR MODULES WERE BUILT WITHOUT THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF GENERANT, WHICH PRODUCES THE GAS THAT FILLS THE AIR BAG. SOME WERE BUILT WITH A DOUBLE LOAD OF GENERANT AND SOME WERE BUILT WITHOUT GENERANT. | |
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2000-2001 PONTIAC MONTANA | SEAT BELTS Units affected: 156305 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2000-08-07 |
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES, LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, AND MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH TRW SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES. THE BUCKLE BASE OF THESE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND THEREFORE DO NOT PASS THE LOAD BEARING REQUIREMENT OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES." | |
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