- Vehicles
- 1,707,825
- Built between
- Feb 2000 – Jun 2003
- Models
- 13
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 20 August 2003
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 2000 and June 2003. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2003 Buick RendezvousBuilt April 2002 to May 2003
- 2003 Cadillac CTSBuilt August 2001 to March 2003
- 2003 Chevrolet ExpressBuilt April 2002 to June 2003
- 2003 Chevrolet Monte CarloBuilt March 2002 to June 2003
- 2002-2003 Chevrolet TrailblazerBuilt October 2000 to June 2003
- 2001, 2003 Chevrolet VentureBuilt March 2000 to June 2003
- 2002-2003 GMC EnvoyBuilt October 2000 to June 2003
- 2003 GMC SavanaBuilt April 2002 to June 2003
- 2001 Oldsmobile AleroBuilt April 2000 to June 2001
- 2002-2003 Oldsmobile BravadaBuilt October 2000 to June 2003
- 2001-2003 Pontiac AztekBuilt February 2000 to May 2003
- 2001 Pontiac Grand AMBuilt March 2000 to June 2001
- 2001, 2003 Pontiac MontanaBuilt March 2000 to June 2003
What the defect is
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.
What could happen
This does not meet the requirements of the standard.
What gets fixed
OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A SUPPLEMENT FOR THEIR OWNER'S MANUAL. THIS SUPPLEMENT DESCRIBES AND SHOWS THE LOCATION SYMBOLS FOR THE CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORS THAT ARE LOCATED IN THE VEHICLE AND ON THE CHILD RESTRAINT OR BOOSTER CUSHION. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 18, 2003.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 2000 to June 2003
- Recall reported to NHTSA15 July 2003
- Owners notified20 August 2003
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 15 July 2003.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners should contact buick at 1-866-608-8080, cadillac at 1-866-982-2339, chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, gmc at 1-866-996-9463, pontiac at 1-800-620-7668, or oldsmobile at 1-800-630-6537.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 03039
- Recalling manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 225
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
GM recall no. 03039.CUSTOMERS can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.