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Recall campaign00V069100

Recall 00V069100: 1997 Saturn EV1

Electrical system › 12v/24v/48v battery
Report received
Mar 3, 2000
Manufacturer
General motors corp.
Potentially affected
489vehicles
Model years
1997

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Vehicle description: generation 1 electric passenger vehicles. These vehicles were built with a charge port assembly that could fail during a charging event.

Possible consequence

Heat could build up within the charge port and a fire could result.

Remedy

These passenger vehicles were repurchased by saturn/gm.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.