General Motors Corp.: Structure › Body
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on May 18, 2000 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 487,400. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE OCCUPANT PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 201, "OCCUPANT PROTECTION IN INTERIOR IMPACT." THE CONSOLE COVER ON THESE VEHICLES DOES NOT STAY CLOSED WHEN A SPECIFIED VERTICAL LOAD IS APPLIED.
The risk
IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE CONSOLE COVER COULD OPEN AND THE COVER OR ITEMS STORED UNDER IT COULD INJURE AN OCCUPANT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CONSOLE LATCH MECHANISM.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Oldsmobile Alero | 557 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| 2000 Pontiac Grand AM | 675 | 8 | 14 | 43 |
| 1999 Oldsmobile Alero | 462 | 4 | 11 | 14 |
| 1999 Pontiac Grand AM | 849 | 6 | 13 | 73 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 00V140000.
Full record for the 2000 Oldsmobile Alero → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →