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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 02V222000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 05/01/2002 to 07/31/2002 | V (Vehicle) | 133221 | 08/15/2002 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 08/09/2002 | 08/14/2002 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain passenger, mini vans, and sport utility vehicles have an air bag inflator on the driver's side that could fracture at a weld during a deployment. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Pieces of the inflator could strike and injure vehicle occupants and the air bag cushion would not inflate fully, reducing the capability of the bag to protect the driver. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect, and replace, if necessary, the air bag module assembly on the driver's side. owner notification began august 15, 2002. 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 buick at 1-800-521-7300, cadillac at 1-800-458-8006, chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020, gmc at 1-800-462-8782, oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537, or pontiac at 1-800-762-2737. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Gm recall no. 02032. also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE | ||||||||||||||||
| 03V051000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 07/01/2002 to 10/31/2002 | V (Vehicle) | 130 | 03/11/2003 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 02/14/2003 | 02/24/2003 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain mini vans, passenger and sport utility vehicles, some of these vehicles have a driver's side air bag that may not deploy as designed. in addition, the air bag inflator could rupture. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This could result in reduced capability of the air bag to protect the driver. also if the air bag inflator ruptured, pieces of the inflator could strike and injure the vehicle occupants. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect, and if necessary, install a new driver's air bag. owner notification began on march 11, 2003. 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 buick at 1-800-521-7300, cadillac at 1-800-458-8006, chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020, gmc at 1-800-462-8782, or pontiac at 1-800-762-2737. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Gm recall no. 03008. customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| 020941003 | 10/01/2002 | 10000158 | Air bag indicator illuminates intermittently, instrument panel cluster (ipc) and sensing and diagnostic module (sdm) diagnostic trouble code (dtc) u1000 set, onstar system dtc u1088 set. *tt | 02/13/2003 | |
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||||
| 030403 | 03/04/2003 | 10001880 | Driver side airbag may not deploy as designed - product safety recall to replace driver's airbag. *tt *jb | 07/24/2003 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 01/09/2013 | 130000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2003 cadillac deville. the contact stated that while driving 25 mpg and approaching a traffic signal, the air bags deployed without warning. the contact mentioned that the shield became smashed due to the failure. a police report was not filed and the contact did not sustain any injuries. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 130,000. the vin was not available. | |||
| 01/09/2013 | 130000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2003 cadillac deville. the contact stated that while driving 25 mpg and approaching a traffic signal, the air bags deployed without warning. the contact mentioned that the shield became smashed due to the failure. a police report was not filed and the contact did not sustain any injuries. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 130,000. the vin was not available. kmj | |||
| 01/09/2013 | 130000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2003 cadillac deville. the contact stated that while driving 25 mpg approaching a traffic signal, the air bags deployed without any warnings. the contact mentioned that the shield smashed due to the failure. a police report was not filed and the contact did not sustained any injuries. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the technician was unable to diagnosed the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 130,000. pm | |||
| 05/03/2010 | |||
| On may 3, 2010, my friend was driving my 2003 deville, the side airbags deployed from the vehicle without a collision with another vehicle. they deployed on their own,smoke fill the vehicle, the force of the airbags push her so hard , then their was great pain coming from her left arm it started to swell then it bruised. the force of the bags knock the passenger window off track, and the driver mirrow is damage. the vehicle was taken to one cadilac dealer where we found that general motor had down sized taken the dealership. next we took the car to crest cadillac, they didn't know who to blame. the vehicle was left at dealer their overnight, little help their but only a bill. it has taken her since may to get some resolve with gmc. this monday august 22,2010 they will send a investigator to look at the vehicle, this investigator will come from chicago, the car is in milwaukee wisconsin. he tells her it will take 7 to 8 hours to find a module and to upload pictures to gmc. she is a senior, when talking with the first gmc employees they were very rude, but that the way business is these days. she is under the doctor care, we want to know why did those side airbags deployed? | |||
| 02/24/2010 | 113500 | 1 | |
| Son was in car seat in left rear of vehicle and was driving and son called out to me that his seat belt came off. had to pull over and and switch side of the car he was on the seat belt buckle was broken off . went to the dealer for that and airbag light going on and off intermintently so dealer told me it was a pretentionor pulley so the seatbelt and my sensors were going off due to this... *tr | |||
| 3084 | 1 | ||
| Intermittently instrument panel malfunctioned. consumer could not duplicate the fuel level, and could not indicate in what gear the vehicle was in. also, air bag light/battery light/service air bag indicator, and service tire indicator illuminated. the dealer had not been able to duplicate or determine the cause of the problem. *ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 06/08/2008 | 105988 | 1 | |
| On 6/8/08 my vehicle was involved in an accident, the front end is completely totaled and the air bags never deployed. *tr | |||
| 07/24/2007 | 48978 | 1 | 11/11/2006 |
| I was driving on chestnut street in easton, mass on 7/24/2007 around 11:30 p.m. a deer ran out of the woods and i tried to avoid the deer and i hit a utility pole head on and the air bag did not deploy in the 2003 cadillac deville. *jb | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 05/03/2010 | |||
| On may 3, 2010, my friend was driving my 2003 deville, the side airbags deployed from the vehicle without a collision with another vehicle. they deployed on their own,smoke fill the vehicle, the force of the airbags push her so hard , then their was great pain coming from her left arm it started to swell then it bruised. the force of the bags knock the passenger window off track, and the driver mirrow is damage. the vehicle was taken to one cadilac dealer where we found that general motor had down sized taken the dealership. next we took the car to crest cadillac, they didn't know who to blame. the vehicle was left at dealer their overnight, little help their but only a bill. it has taken her since may to get some resolve with gmc. this monday august 22,2010 they will send a investigator to look at the vehicle, this investigator will come from chicago, the car is in milwaukee wisconsin. he tells her it will take 7 to 8 hours to find a module and to upload pictures to gmc. she is a senior, when talking with the first gmc employees they were very rude, but that the way business is these days. she is under the doctor care, we want to know why did those side airbags deployed? | |||