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 | |||||
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| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | ||||||||||||||||
| 06V417000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 08/01/2004 to 06/30/2005 | 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 | |||||
| SB-08-09-41-002C | 02/01/2009 | 10029924 | General motors: diagnostic information for intermittent restraints, air bag (sir) indicator/lamp on with dtc(s) b0012, b0013, b0016, b0016, b0019, b0020, b0022, b0023, b0026, b0033, b0040, b0042 or b0044 set. this may be caused by a loose, | 07/20/2009 | |
| 4011 | 12/13/2007 | 4011F | 10020881 | Air bag indicator light is on. *kb updated on 12/13/07. *nj | 01/25/2007 |
| 060941003 | 06/01/2006 | 10020824 | Sir light on, dtc's b0022, b0024, b0026, b0042, b0043, b0044. *kb | 01/23/2007 | |
| 3373 | 10013523 | Sir light on steady after bulb test and no diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs). *tt | 04/20/2005 | ||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 02/07/2013 | 146000 | 1 | |
| Crashed straight into the back end of a vehicle doing 60 while i was doing atleast 80, or 85, maybe more, i don't remember. the first thing i remember seeing is realizing i'm alright despite the blood in the cockpit and on my face despite sneezing which was spreading blood. is this a vehicle defect or what? my math says that crashing at 85mph into a vehicle doing 60 is like crashing into a brick wall at 25mph. i've had a local mechanic check it out and he says according to his obd-ii computer everything is working fine (or was atleast) :) anyways, please feel free to contact me again with any more question you may have. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr | |||
| 02/07/2013 | 146000 | ||
| Crashed straight into the back end of a vehicle doing 60 while i was doing atleast 80, or 85, maybe more, i don't remember. the first thing i remember seeing is realizing i'm alright despite the blood in the cockpit and on my face despite snezeing which was spreading blood. is this a vehicle defect or what? my math says that crashing at 85mph into a vehicle doing 60 is like crashing into a brick wall at 25mph. ive had a local mechanic check it out and he says according to his obd-ii computer everything is working fine (or was atleast) :) anyways, please feel free to contact me again with any more question you may have. sincerely, jeremy broad | |||
| 01/27/2012 | 105000 | 1 | |
| , i was approaching a line of cars stopped for a red light. the weather was clear and i was decelerating and moving at approximately 20 | |||
| 05/20/2012 | 108429 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet trailblazer. the contact stated that while driving 30 mph attempting to avoid impacting a deer on the road, he crashed off a 9 foot embankment and none of the air bags deployed. the contact became unconscious after his head crashed into the steering wheel. also, the contact suffered severe neck injuries. the vehicle was inspected by the dealer but the results were inconclusive. the manufacturer was notified but offered no assistance. the failure and current mileage was 108,429. the vin was unavailable. pmb | |||
| 09/17/2012 | 122000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet trailblazer. the contact was driving in rainy weather at various speeds when he unexpectedly crashed into another vehicle. the air bags failed to deploy. a police report was filed of the incident. the contact sustained severe head trauma and was transported by an ambulance to the hospital. the vehicle was destroyed and towed to a savage facility. the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 122,000. | |||
| 05/20/2012 | 108429 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet trailblazer. the contact stated while driving 30 mph the contact maneuvered to miss a deer in the road and crashed off a 9 foot embankment. the contact was knocked unconscious as his head crashed into the steering wheel. the contact also suffered severe neck injuries. neither of the air bags deployed. the vehicle was inspected by the dealer but the results were inconclusive. the manufacturer was notified but offered no assistance. the failure and current mileages were 108,429. the vin was unavailable. dt | |||
| 09/17/2012 | 122000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet trailblazer. the contact was driving in rainy weather at various speeds when he unexpectedly crashed into another vehicle. the air bags failed to deploy. a police report was filed of the incident. the contact sustained severe head trauma and was transported by an ambulance to the hospital. the vehicle was destroyed and towed to a savage facility. the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 122,000. | |||
| 09/17/2012 | 122000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet trailblazer. the contact was driving in rainy weather at various speeds when he unexpectedly crashed into another vehicle. the air bags failed to deploy. a police report was filed of the incident. the contact sustained severe head trauma and was transported by an ambulance to the hospital. the vehicle was destroyed and towed to a savage facility. the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 122,000. kmj | |||
| 09/17/2012 | 122000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet trailblazer. the contact was driving in rainy weather conditions at various speeds. the contact then unexpectedly crashed into another vehicle. the air bags failed to deploy. a police report was filed of the incident. the contact sustained severe head trauma and was transported by an ambulance to the hospital. the vehicle was completely destroyed and towed to a savage facility. the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 122,000. js | |||
| 06/27/2012 | 118000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet trailblazer. the contact was traveling 45 mph when he crashed against the street median, a utility pole and then into a building. the contact stated that none of the air bags in the vehicle deployed. the contact sustained lesions to the face, a contusion to the right eye and contusions to the chest and lower abdomen area. the vehicle was destroyed. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure, vehicle was inspected however, the findings were not disclosed to contact. the failure and current mileage was 118,000. | |||
| 06/27/2012 | 118000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet trailblazer. the contact was traveling 45 mph when he crashed against the street median, a utility pole and then into a building. the contact stated that none of the air bags in the vehicle deployed. the contact sustained lesions to the face, a contusion to the right eye and contusions to the chest and lower abdomen area. the vehicle was destroyed. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure, vehicle was inspected however, the findings were not disclosed to contact. the failure and current mileage was 118,000. kmj | |||
| 06/27/2012 | 118000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet trailblazer. the contact stated that while driving at 45 mph, the contact crashed against the street median, a utility pole and into a building. the contact stated that none of the air bags in the vehicle deployed. the contact sustained lesions in the face, a contusion in right eye; the contact also received contusions in chest and lower abdomen. the vehicle was destroyed. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure, vehicle was inspected; however the findings were not disclosed to contact. the failure mileage and current mileage was 118,000. yn | |||
| 07/27/2012 | 40000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet trailblazer. the contact stated that the driver was traveling between 30 and 40 mph when the vehicle crashed into another vehicle head on and the air bags failed to deploy. the driver sustained injuries to the head, mouth, chest, leg, and wrist. a police report was filed. the vehicle was destroyed. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure and current mileage was 40,000. pmb | |||
| 07/27/2012 | 40000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet trailblazer. the contact confirmed the driver was traveling between 30 and 40 mph when the vehicle crashed into another vehicle head on and the air bags failed to deploy. the crash caused the driver injuries to the head mouth chest leg and wrist. the police were contacted and a report was filed. the vehicle was destroyed. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure and current mileages were under 40,000 rds | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 100000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet trail blazer. the contact stated that while attempting to park, the contact erroneously applied the accelerator and the crashed into a cement wall. the front driver side air bags did not deploy. the contact sustained injuries to the chest and back. the vehicle was towed to a local body shop but was not repaired. the vin was not available. the failure and the current mileage was 100,000. | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 100000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet trail blazer. the contact stated that while attempting to park, the contact erroneously applied the accelerator and the crashed into a cement wall. the front driver side air bags did not deploy. the contact sustained injuries to the chest and back. the vehicle was towed to a local body shop but was not repaired. the vin was not available. the failure and the current mileage was 100,000. kmj | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 10000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet trail blazer. the contact state that the driver frontal air bag failed the accelerator pedal was depressed by error while attempting to park and the vehicle proceeded to crashed into a cement wall. the driver frontal air bag failed to deploy. the contact received injuries to the chest and back. the vehicle was towed to the local body shop. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not available. the failure and the current mileage was 100,000. li | |||
| 04/28/2011 | 94000 | ||
| Air bag did not deploy in head-on collision | |||
| 12/08/2010 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet trail blazer. the contact was traveling 35 mph on a slippery road and when they hit the brakes, the pedal went to the floor. the contact was unable to stop the vehicle and this failure caused the vehicle to go off the road into a ditch. the vehicle rolled over twice and the air bags did not deploy. the vehicle wound up on its roof. the vehicle was towed to a repair shop and the contact was told the vehicle was destroyed. the contact is concerned because the brakes and air bags failed. the failure mileage and current mileages was unknown. rl | |||
| 07/09/2010 | 100000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet trail blazer. the contact stated that while traveling 50 mph on a slick mountain road, the vehicle hydro plained causing the vehicle to hit the side of a mountain and fall into a ditch. none of the air bags in the vehicle deployed, causing the contact and passengers to suffer injuries. the vehicle was destroyed. the vehicle was not inspected after the accident. the air bag light had not been on and their was no indication of a failure prior to the accident. the contacts insurance adjuster stated that the air bags should have deployed. the vin was not available at the time of the complaint. the failure mileage and current mileages was over 100000.rl | |||
| 01/02/2010 | 1 | ||
| 2005 chevrolet trailblazer. air bags did not deploy during an accident. *cw the consumer stated even though the air bags did not deploy, there is an overwhelming odor coming from the vehicle when the doors are opened. *jb | |||
| 04/20/2009 | 49000 | 1 | |
| Airbags did not deploy. a driver pulled out in front of my wife. she was traveling at nearly 40mph. she struck another vehicle broad side. the airbags did not deploy. the front bumper from our trailblazer was about 30 yards behind our vehicle. my wife experienced severe bruising to abd and chest. her seatbelt was in use. *tr | |||
| 05/13/2008 | 1 | ||
| My 2005 chevrolet trailblazer is possibly involved with recall # 06v417000. i have called gm, the dealership that i purchased the vehicle from, and the toll free # listed on the recall form and cannot get any information regarding this matter. i did not receive a recall letter from gm. when i became aware of this recall, i called gm and they had no record of my vehicle having leather installed by the dealership and referred me to the dealership. aftermarket leather seats were installed in my vehicle at the time of purchase at the dealership that i purchased my vehicle from. after reading the recall notice, i am very concerned that the airbags in my vehicle will not function properly if i am in an accident. i am concerned about the safety of my vehicle and would like to have someone help me with this issue. *tr | |||
| 02/21/2008 | 1 | 11/01/2007 | |
| I was driving on a 2 lane road going 45mph. a car was following close behind me so i went to get into right lane and my truck did 5 360 and hit 3 trees head on and air bag never deployed. *tr | |||
| 11/08/2006 | 28000 | 1 | 11/10/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving 40 mph entering the freeway, the vehicle rear ended another vehicle and none of the air bags deployed. the airbag warning light did not illuminate prior to the crash. a police report was filed in the state of california. there were two people injured; the nose of the child was bleeding and the contact suffered a neck injury. the child was 6 years old and the contact was 22 years old. both of the passengers were wearing seat belt. the weather was cloudy. a police report was process. the service dealer and the manufacturer were not notified. | |||
| 07/08/2006 | 36000 | 1 | 06/20/2005 |
| 7/8/06, while traveling highway 31 in niles, michigan, speed limit of 70 mph, we hit a deer head on with our 2005 chevy trailblazer ls, s/n. we had no time to even brake prior to the impact. the impact took out the front end of the car, pushing the radiator back into the engine compartment. neither air bag deployed. there were 4 passengers in the vehicle, including an 11-year old boy, and a 14-year old boy. *jb | |||
| 05/12/2006 | 20000 | 1 | 06/01/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while traveling 55 mph, the driver fell asleep and the vehicle veered off the road hitting a tree. the impact was in the center of the front end, when this occurred, the airbags did not deploy. the driver sustained minor injuries, although the seat belt was worn. a police report was taken at the scene. the vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop and the technician determined the fender cut the wires for the airbag sensor. the manufacturer has been alerted. | |||
| 10/19/2005 | 1 | ||
| Chevy trailblazer ('05 or '06) rear ended another vehicle at a speed fast enough to total the trailblazer. the airbag did not deploy and the driver sustained chest and heart injuries. *nm | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 04/29/2010 | 81000 | ||
| I was in an accident where another driver pulled out in front of me crossing oncomming traffice. i hit him broadside doing approximately 30-35 miles per hour. my front end was nearly nearly shoved all the way up to the windshield. my 2005 trailblazer was totaled. my airbag did not deploy and if it wasn't for my seatbelt i would have went through the windshield the impact was so hard. i substained a hurt shoulder and arm and probably wouldn't had such a painful injury if the airbag had of deployed. | |||
| 05/27/2007 | 1 | 1 | |
| According to nhtsa campaign id number: 06v417000 and gm recall no. 06102 my vehicle should be included in this recall. when i tried calling the number listed 1-877-477-1022 it is a non working number. when i contacted chevy customer service the person i spoke with was rather rude and not helpful. *tr | |||
| 04/13/2009 | 158000 | 1 | |
| Lost control of car on narrow road under normal driving conditions. collision into two trees head on. driver side airbag never deployed. *tr | |||
| 01/12/2009 | 80000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet trailblazer. the contact was the passenger in a vehicle traveling 35 mph on icy road conditions. another vehicle pulled out in front of them and crashed into the vehicle. the vehicle was destroyed and the air bags failed to deploy. the contact was transported to the hospital by ambulance. her neck was snapped backwards. the seat belt properly restrained her at the time of the crash. a police report was filed and the other driver received a citation. the dealer was unable to determine why the air bags failed. the failure mileage was 80,000. | |||
| 12/16/2008 | 58000 | 1 | |
| My daughter had an accident on 12/16/2008. she has(had) a 2005 chevrolet trailblazer ls, 2 wheel drive suv. while driving on the ohio turnpike during a snow storm she lost control and had a head on crash with a cement retaining wall while traveling between 25 to 35 miles per hour. the air bag did not deploy during the accident and she slammed hard into the steering wheel resulting in a concussion, chest injuries, sore wrist, dizziness, and still has ringing in one ear. she did have her safety belt on at the time of the accident and always wears it. we are baffled as to why the air bag did not come out as it would have save her much pain. the car is a total wreck as described by the pontiac dealer that her insurance company towed the suv to for repairs. the trailblazer sustained much damage such as a bent frame, broken transmission, all of the motor mounts and the transmission mounts broke loose from the frame, bent steering wheel, and all parts from the engine forward are either gone or bent beyond repair. with this violent of a crash no one has been able to tell us why the air bags did not deploy. we bought this suv used from a chevy dealer in july of 2005 and it had around 8000 miles on it at that time. i would like to know if there is some way of checking the functionally of this air bag to see if there may be a possible problem with it. her crash was head on and in my opinion violent enough to activate the driver side air bag. any suggestions as to what we should do? *tr | |||
| 09/07/2005 | 76000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet trailblazer. while driving approximately 45 mph, the contact crashed into another vehicle, which resulted in a three car pile up. the front end of her vehicle went underneath the preceding vehicle. the air bags failed to deploy. she was unable to receive assistance from on star due to the air bag failure. there were no prior failures with her vehicle. the contact and three children in safety seats sustained minor injuries. a police report was filed. the current and failure mileages were 76,000. | |||
| 08/25/2008 | 44000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet trailblazer. while driving 60 mph, the contact struck the guardrail. the vehicle was destroyed and the air bags failed to deploy. the contact has pictures of the vehicle. she was transported to the hospital and is currently in pain. a police report was filed. the air bags were not serviced prior to the crash. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 44,000. | |||
| 02/10/2008 | 36000 | 1 | |
| Why air bags did not deploy. *tr | |||
| 10/06/2007 | 1 | ||
| I was driving on an elevated interstate and lost control of the vehicle. i hit the guardrail in a direct frontal impact. the entire front of the car was crushed about 40 inches. the car is totaled but the airbags did not deploy. i suffered some injuries on my head even though i had my seatbelt on. *jb | |||
| 01/08/2007 | 51000 | 1 | 08/13/2005 |
| Tl* - the contact's 2005 chevy trailblazer was purchased used on august 13, 2005 from berglund chevrolet of virginia, with 13000 miles. the vehicle was involved in an accident on january 8th, 2007 were there was one fatality and five people were injured. a second vehicle, a buick lasabre, failed to stop at stop sign while making a left hand turn. the contact | |||
| 12/12/2006 | 32000 | 1 | 01/01/2006 |
| Dt*: the contact stated although there were no previous problems with the airbags, there was a nhtsa recall, #06v417000 on the vehicle regarding the airbags and repurchase of the vehicle. the dealer and manufacturer were alerted, and confirmed the vehicle was subject for repurchase, but have not done so at this time. | |||
| 11/17/2006 | 30000 | 03/01/2006 | |
| Dt*: the contact stated a nhtsa recall letter was received # 06v417000 regarding the air bags: frontal. the manufacturer's hotline was contacted who recommended that all documents relating to the vehicle be faxed to the manufacturer. the contact received confirmation that the paperwork was received and was directed to take the vehicle to the dealer for a vehicle exchange. when the vehicle was taken to the dealer they were unaware of how to handle the recall of the entire vehicle. the dealer and the manufacturer have been in conference regarding how to handle this recall for a while and there was an expiration on how the vehicle can be held. | |||
| 11/20/2005 | 10250 | 1 | 02/26/2005 |
| Dt: the contact's boy friend was traveling at 78 mph when he lost control of the vehicle, and it was involved in a frontal impact. the vehicle rolled over six times. upon impact, the air bags did not deploy. the contact and passenger sustained injuries. manufacturer was not contacted. *ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE | |||
| 05/12/2005 | 1 | ||
| I was involve in an accident where i have lost control of a chevrolet trailblazer and hit a center divider on the freeway. with the front bumper smashed onto the center divider, the air bag failed to delploy. | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 12/18/2006 | 13000 | 10 | 12/26/2005 |
| Tl*the contact own 2005 chevrolet trailblazer. the air bag warning indicator light illuminated. the dealer stated that the passenger side air bag suppression module burned and they replaced the module. the vehicle was towed to the dealer because it would not start. the power train control module was replaced and after the contact filled the gas tank. the engine idled after the she started the vehicle and the check engine warning light was illuminated. the cause of the failure was unknown and no repairs were made. the failure mileage was 13,000 and current mileage was 44,000. | |||
| 01/31/2007 | 1 | 04/15/2006 | |
| My vehicle was repurchased by gm recently. the dealership that handled the transaction was vandergiff chevrolet in arlington, tx. they did not respond to my calls. they ignored my request. they did not follow through on the paperwork required by gm, and they lied to gm and myself regarding filing the warranty' with gm resulting in additional time that i had to wait in order to have the vehicle paid off to my loan institute and the remaining funds to me so that i could acquire another vehicle. *nm | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 06/20/2009 | 50000 | 1 | |
| I was driving down a curvy road. i looked away from the road for a second and when i looked back to the road i was slightly veering off. i overcorrected the car to my left and corrected back to the right. once i was back straight again-the side impact airbags deployed. this all happened very quick. i was traveling about 35-40 mph. there was no damage to the vehicle, i did not hit anything and there was no collision. there was only one other passenger in the car and no one was hurt. i called the insurance company who declined the claim since there was no collision or property damage. they attributed the crash to overly sensitive yaw sensors. the insurance company told me they have seen similar occurrences that they attributed to the yaw sensor. i made a claim with chevrolet, the manufacturer, of my vehicle. chevrolet sent out a 3rd party engineer/inspector to look at and diagnose the vehicle. the engineer's report said that the vehicle was preparing for a roll over and acted as it was supposed to so there was no mechanical malfunctions. nothing has been done to correct this situation. the airbags on the vehicle have not been replaced. chevrolet says the car has no mechanical defect and the insurance company says there was no collision or anything to attribute to why the airbags deployed, other than the airbags being too sensitive. *tr | |||
| 04/23/2009 | 87979 | 1 | |
| The side curtain airbags deployed without cause on our 2005 chevrolet trailblazer, causing interior damage. *tr | |||
| 05/11/2009 | 74000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet trailblazer. while driving 45 mph, both side air bags deployed without an impact or crash occurring. the contact swerved on the highway, but managed to drive the vehicle to the dealer, where it is currently being inspected by the manufacturer. the current and failure mileages were 74,000. | |||
| 03/27/2009 | 54000 | 1 | |
| Was driving on highway at approximately 65mph when we were cut off by another vehicle. we drove off onto the shoulder to avoid the accident and started to slid sideways. as we corrected the vehicle we entered upon the pavement and corrected the sliding vehicle and was continuing to drive straight for about 3 seconds when the side airbag deployed. tgere was no collision nor was the corrective move so erratic as to tip the vehicle. *tr | |||
| 03/21/2006 | 18000 | 1 | 02/01/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while traveling 20 mph, the side curtain airbags deployed without a collision. the contact sustained minor injuries. the dealership was unable to determine a problem, but replaced the airbag sensor with the sensor for the current model year vehicles. | |||