Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | ||||||||||||||||
| 06V417000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 02/01/2005 to 02/28/2005 | V (Vehicle) | 794 | 11/06/2006 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 10/31/2006 | 11/01/2006 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain vehicles originally built with cloth seats that were equipped with an automatic air bag passenger sensing system and later reupholstered with aftermarket leather seat cover kits are involved. testing has indicated that the aftermarket leather seat covers can cause the passenger sensing system to malfunction. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the passenger sensing system malfunctions, the front air bag on the passenger side may be disabled when it should be enabled, or enabled when it should be disabled. in either case, in the event of a crash that requires air bag deployment, a front passenger's level of injury may be increased. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Because a replacement leather seat cover that is compatible with the passenger sensing system is not available, general motors (gm) will repurchase these vehicles in accordance with the terms stated in gm's letter to owners. the recall began on november 6, 2006. owners should contact gm at 1-877-477-1022 to begin the process of repurchasing their vehicle. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Gm recall no. 06102.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| 060941008 | 01/01/2007 | 060941008A | 10021111 | Airbag readiness light on with dtc b0081 or b0092 set in passenger presence system (pps) sdm. *kb | 03/05/2007 |
| 4011 | 12/13/2007 | 4011F | 10020881 | Air bag indicator light is on. *kb updated on 12/13/07. *nj | 01/25/2007 |
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||||
| 4697 | 06/01/2009 | PIC-4697A | 10023735 | Air bag indicator on with dtc b0077, b0078, or b0092. *nj updated 6/4/10. *pe | 01/29/2008 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 53000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 buick lacrosse. the contact stated that the front passenger side air bag light illuminated upon starting the vehicle with a passenger seated in the front seat. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that a mechanism within the front passenger seat needed to be repaired. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 53,000. | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 53000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 buick lacrosse. the contact stated that the front passenger side air bag light illuminated upon starting the vehicle with a passenger seated in the front seat. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that a mechanism within the front passenger seat needed to be repaired. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 53,000. kmj | |||
| 12/01/2005 | 94 | 1 | 12/01/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated the horn on the right side of the steering wheel will not sound . the vehicle has been inspected by the dealership on four separate occasions. the dealer replaced the air bag twice and was unable to correct the problem. the manufacturer was alerted and offered to extend the warranty concerning the air bag and the horn. the contact expressed this is a safety issue and the offer is unsatisfactory. | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 10/07/2010 | 59800 | ||
| Passenger airbag sensor module failure/intermittent in 2005 buick lacrosse cx | |||
| 07/22/2009 | 56784 | 1 | |
| Passenger seat air bag light does not come on if the car is already started and someone gets in the passenger seat. this occurs most of the time if someone gets into the car. the company did make the repair before but the problem is back. took car the two days ago, mechanic got in the car but the sensor worked that time so they decided there is no problem so no repair was done. *tr | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 08/16/2006 | 20000 | 3 | 08/29/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while an 8 year old child, who weighed 55 pounds, sat in the front passenger seat, the airbag activation light flashed on and off. the dealership and manufacturer stated the passenger side airbag would activate at 90 pounds and the child should sit in the rear of the vehicle. updated 02/27/07. *jb | |||
| 07/24/2005 | 2825 | 07/21/2005 | |
| Wife needs to sit on a cushion with a cutout to ease pressure on her tailbone. she has a statement from the dr. to do this. with the cushion in place on the passengers seat, the airbag sensor in the seat will not detect her presence, and therefore the airbag is turned off. without the cushion the airbag is turned on. | |||
| 04/01/2005 | 1 | 03/08/2005 | |
| Dt: the consumers wife is too light to activate air bag on the front passenger side. the manufacturer said they couldn't do anything about it. the dealer did not know anything about how to bypass the switch. the consumer had no idea at the time he bought his vehicle that the airbag would not be activated for his wife. *jb | |||
| 10/04/2004 | 200 | 1 | 10/01/2004 |
| The air bag sensor for the passenger side front is showing, air bag off. passenger weighs 90 lbs, and the sensor still reads the same. this means that front passenger does not have an air bag. manufacturer stated they will try to figure out what was going on.*ak general motors has agreed to repurchase the vehicle. *bf *nm | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 06/17/2005 | 40 | 100 | 06/17/2005 |
| Dt: the consumer complained about a problem with the air bag on the passenger's side. the air bag sensor was deactivating when his wife was in the passenger's side seat. the passenger weighed 121 pounds. the air bag will stay on and activate when the owner was in the seat weighing about 50 pounds more than the passenger. the owner had the car taken to the dealership to be checked, and the dealership said it was the design of the vehicle, and it could be the magnetic field. the manufacturer was contacted, and they called the dealership to see what was going on and they said that it was the magnetic field. they could not help either. the owner said that he could not get lt fixed because the dealer indicated there was nothing wrong with the car. the owner said that it was a design problem and no one can fix it. all of the information given was what the consumer provided.*ak | |||