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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 98V115000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 04/01/1994 to 02/28/1995 | V (Vehicle) | 102627 | 09/28/1998 | ODI | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 05/26/1998 | 05/27/1998 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. inadvertent deployment of the air bags can occur due to water intrusion. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Deployment of the air bag without warning could cause a driver to lose vehicle control increasing the risk of a vehicle crash and personal injury. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will clean the exterior case of the sensing and diagnostic module (sdm) and appply a potting compound to the sdm case and electrical connector body. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began during september 1998.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact cadillac at 1-800-458-8006.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-326-4237). | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| 98032 | 09/01/1998 | 602766 | Various information on air bag sensing and diagnostic module (sdm). *yc | 01/11/1999 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | ||||||
| SQ97017 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 07/02/1997 | 02/24/1998 | INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT | ||
| This sq was initiated to determine the success of an advisory letter campaign conducted by cadillac motors division of the general motors comporation | ||||||
| EA98004 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 02/24/1998 | 06/16/1998 | INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT | 98V115000 | |
| Alleged the the driver and passenger air bags can be deployed | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 09/17/2001 | 1 | 08/01/1995 | |
| Air bag light stays on, and computer says to check air bag. dealer stated they can not say if air bag will go off or not, module on drivers side has to be changed part is on order. *ak *yh | |||
| 1 | |||
| Recall work denied on the air bag sensor module. (attorney for consumer). | |||
| 12/30/1997 | |||
| While traveling at approximately 40-45 mph, vehicle suddenly began to shake veering into the on coming lane and was struck by broad side by another vehicle. the roads were slightly covered with snow having been salted and cindered 30 minutes prior to crash and no ice was found on roadway. air bags may have deployed inadvertently causing driver to lose control. both driver and passenger were killed. | |||
| 01/02/1998 | 1 | 11/01/1995 | |
| False deployment of air bag causeding bruises to consumer. | |||
| Would like permission to air bags removed. | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 06/01/2000 | 1 | ||
| While running over a pothole both frontal air bags deployed, no damage to the vehicle as a result of going over the potholes, however the deployment of the air bags caused damage to the windshield of the vehicle. *mjs | |||
| 07/02/2000 | 1 | 07/19/1997 | |
| It was raining hard and water got in the vehicle. left the parking lot could hear the water in the rear of the car. all of sudden the horn was blowing, then it stopped. when the consumer reached home and turned the key off, both airbags deployed. passenger side shattered the windshield. there was a recall for the airbag nhtsa recall 98v115000 and manufacturer's recall 98032. *ak *ml | |||
| 12/30/1997 | |||
| Air bags deployed inadvertently causing driver to loose control of vehicle and colide with on-coming traffic. both driver and passenger received fatal injuries. | |||
| 01/25/1998 | 1 | ||
| Consumer just returned home turned vehicle off, went into his home, returned to vehicle, put key back into ignition to park in garage. as soon as he turned the ignition key over both air bags deployed at once, causing neck and and chin cuts and bruises. dealership---schooly cadillac w. palm beach fl.--561-845-5500. dealer has three cadillacs with same problem. he also says that when it rains the vehicle gets wet underneath, causing the airbags to deploy. there was a computer chip installed last week under a recall by cadillac. *ak | |||
| 07/27/1997 | 2 | ||
| Consumer was driving in a heavy rain and pulled off road into a puddle and engine stalled. then while power was off both air bags deployed, causing both driver and passenger to get bruised. *ak | |||
| 05/16/1996 | |||
| While turning on vehicle, air bag deployed with out any reason.please describe. *ak | |||
| 03/23/1995 | 3 | ||
| False deployment of driver's air bag, causing injury to driver. *skd | |||
| 03/23/1995 | 3 | ||
| False deployment of passenger's air bag, resulted in air bag shattering windshield. | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 08/16/2000 | 1 | ||
| Airbag light keeps coming on dashboard. took vehicle to dealer, and they said it was a defective coil. *ak | |||