GM Recalls Minivans Over Sliding Door Defect
From Associated Press
General Motors Corp. is recalling 717,302 minivans because passengers could injure their wrists or arms on the power sliding door, the automaker and federal government said.
The vehicles affected are the 1997-2005 model Chevrolet Venture, the 1997-99 Pontiac Transport/Montana, the 2000-05 Pontiac Montana and the 1997-2004 Oldsmobile Silhouette.
The defect involves the interior power sliding door handle on the passenger’s side. A person’s wrist or arm can be injured if the handle is held while the door is opening.
GM said it would replace the original interior sliding door handle on the passenger side with handles that can’t be gripped in a way that could cause injury.
GM shares fell 31 cents to $39.83 on the NYSE.
