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). | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| 01970 | 01/01/2004 | 10006959 | Sir disable. also including 2005 chevrolet impala and monte carlo. *mr | 05/20/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 01/27/2009 | 28000 | 1 | |
| My airbag light keeps coming on at times. this is the 3rd time that this has happened. should this be recalled? some cars like mine have been recalled for air bags but i was told mine wasn't. *tr | |||
| 10/11/2008 | 128000 | 1 | |
| Was in a collision which i was rearended then pushed into another vehicle and no air bags deployed. *tr | |||
| 12/02/2007 | 69000 | 1 | 06/20/2002 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet monte carlo. while driving 10 mph, a vehicle crashed into the driver side of the contact's vehicle. the vehicle was equipped with side air bags and driver seat air bags. the air bags failed to deploy. a police report was filed. the driver was wearing a seat belt and sustained chipped bones in her head, broken ribs, a broken pelvis, an injured back, and two strokes. the vehicle was towed and destroyed. the current and failure mileages were 69,000. | |||
| 11/24/2003 | 42000 | 2 | 12/29/2001 |
| The instrument panel had been lighting up certain components intermittently. while driving, the passenger and drivers side air bag deployed. the dealer had been contacted. please describe further. *jb air bags deployed twice. *la | |||
| 11/09/2003 | 45952 | 0 | 12/29/2001 |
| I own a 2002 chevy monte carlo. at the beginning of november 2003 the quages on the dash board (tachometor, speedometor, abs light, air bag light, check engine light ect.) would flash on & off and guages would sweep up and down. on november 9th i stop to get gas and shut the car off. when i got back in the car and turn it on the passanger side air bag deployed. on november 24th while i was driving the driver air bag deployed. i took the car both time to the dealer and was told by gm that they will not fix the air bags. about a year ago i bumped a car in front of me while stop in traffic and it made a 1 inch crack in my bumper the air bags did not deploy at that time. gm states the accident that happen a year ago is why the air bags deployed in november. they advised me to call my insurance company. i took the car to the insurance and they confirm that the air bag deployment was not cause by the accident. my insurance is working with me to get gm to take responsibilty for the defect. they advised me to also file a complaint with you. | |||
| 12/01/2002 | 5 | ||
| The air bag light illuminated, the vehicle was service 5 times for the problem, however it recurred.*jb | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 12/07/2010 | 124314 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet monte carlo. while the vehicle was stopped the frontal airbags deployed.the manufacturer had an inspector come out to inspect the vehicle. the inspector diagnosed the problem to be a faulty air bag system.the manufacturer stated they would re-purchase the vehicle but repair was not an option. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 124,314. ds | |||
| 03/21/2008 | 79000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet monte carlo. while the contact's spouse was backing the vehicle up, the driver side air bag deployed without warning. there were no injuries. there is a recall on the air bag, but not the deployment. the recall number was unknown. the current mileage was 90,407 and failure mileage was 79,000. | |||
| 05/28/2002 | 10000 | 5 | 05/28/2002 |
| Dt: the contact was under the impression that she purchased a brand new vehicle. she experienced several problems since the purchase of this vehicle. the vehicle has been taken to the dealership three times ,and no corrections have been made. the dealer discovered the rotors were bent, and brakes leak fluid. the vehicle stalled, and shook terribly. the air bags were fell out of the dashboard. the seat belts on the driver's side intermittently worked. the dealership insisted there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. she contacted the attorney general's office regarding the lemon laws. she attempted to get the dealership to take the vehicle back, but they will not offer any assistance. the vehicle was no longer under warranty even though it had only 10,000 miles on it at this time. *ak | |||
| 11/09/2003 | 46300 | 2 | |
| While parked the vehicle's driver side air bag deployed inadvertently. two weeks later the passenger side air bag deployed inadvertently while driving. the cause has yet to be determined. please provide any additional information. *nm | |||
| 10/25/2003 | 90000 | 1 | |
| While driving 70 mph vehicle ran into a guard rail. upon frontal impact, the air bags did not deploy. dealership mechanic had been notified, but the problem has not been resolved.*ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer air bag has been replaced three times due to frame expossing air bag. *ak | |||
| 05/08/2003 | 1 | ||
| The vehicle was involved in a frontal collision, and the air bags failed to deploy. *jb | |||
| 11/06/2002 | 13471 | 1 | 04/16/2002 |
| Consumer hit a deer and the air bags failed to deploy. the vehicle then flipped over into a ditch. contacted manufacturer and informed them vehicle never stopped after hitting deer and air bag sensors were smashed. vehicle was totaled. no injuries. ts *tt *jb | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 04/15/2003 | 1 | 11/24/2001 | |
| When the horn was pressed the airbag sensor light illuminated. the dealer was notified. *nlm | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 06/01/2002 | |||
| Driver's side air bag is protruding from assembly. vehicle checked by dealer who replaced it. two days later, air bag protruded from assembly again. consumer very concerned that air bag could deploy without warning.*ak | |||