PONTIAC TRANSPORT PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

PONTIAC TRANSPORT PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of PONTIAC TRANSPORT recalls and defective parts found on PONTIAC TRANSPORT automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the PONTIAC TRANSPORT manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design, structure, body, or performance.

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Most Recent Recalls For PONTIAC TRANSPORT

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
1997-1998 PONTIAC TRANSPORT LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH Recall
1997-1998 PONTIAC TRANSPORT	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.
1996-1998 PONTIAC TRANSPORT STEERING:RACK AND PINION Recall
1996-1998 PONTIAC TRANSPORT	STEERING:RACK AND PINION Units affected: 1159156	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2002-11-04
Summary: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES AND MINI VANS HAVE LOWER PINION BEARINGS IN THE POWER RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY IN WHICH THE RETAINER TABS WERE NOT CRIMPED PROPERLY. THESE AND SOME OTHER RETAINERS USED IN VEHICLES ASSEMBLED BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 1996 AND OCTOBER 31, 1997, COULD FAIL AND PERMIT THE BALL BEARINGS TO ESCAPE.
1997 PONTIAC TRANSPORT LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH Recall
1997 PONTIAC TRANSPORT	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.
1997-1998 PONTIAC TRANSPORT LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH Recall
1997-1998 PONTIAC TRANSPORT	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.