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Campaign 09V116000

Critical Plain English
ID: #09V116000 MFR: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

What This Recall Means

Component

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

What Happened
Your vehicle's 3.8L V6 engine has a part called the front valve cover, which helps keep oil from getting into the exhaust system. In some cases, oil can still leak onto the hot exhaust manifold.
Risk if Unfixed
If the oil ignites on the hot manifold, it could catch fire and spread to the plastic spark plug wire channel, increasing the risk of a fire in the engine compartment.

How to Get This Fixed

Free Fix
Your dealer will replace the faulty front valve cover and gasket with new, improved parts, and remove the plastic cover and oil filler tube extension, all at no cost to you. You should schedule the repair as soon as you get the recall notice.

Affected Vehicles

2003 BUICK Regal
2002 BUICK Regal
2001 BUICK Regal
2000 BUICK Regal

Is YOUR vehicle affected?

This page lists the models and model years named in NHTSA campaign #09V116000. Matching a model and year on this list does not prove an individual vehicle is affected — some vehicles in an affected model year are never part of the recall population. The authoritative way to know is a VIN check against NHTSA's own records.

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