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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 92V091001 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 11/01/1989 to 04/01/1992 | V (Vehicle) | 211306 | 07/16/1992 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 07/06/1992 | 07/17/1992 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The steering wheel center hub can fracture during certain frontal and near frontal vehicle collisions. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Fracturing of the steering wheel hub can decrease thedriver's control of the vehicle and could reduce the crash protection of thesteering system and the driver's side air bag. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | A steering wheel reinforcement plate and nut will be added to the steering wheel hub. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: steering wheel hub; air bag system.vehicle description: passenger cars equipped with air bags in the steering wheelhub. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 1 | |||
| Violent deployment of air bag permanently injuring eye of consumer. (attorney for consumer). | |||
| 09/03/1997 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle collision, no deployment of air bag, seat backs collapsed. | |||
| 05/26/1995 | 6 | ||
| Airbag failed during accident, causing injury, attorney for client. *aw | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 10/26/1999 | |||
| When vehicle swerved to keep it from hitting a deer, the front end went into a irrigation ditch, and driver's side air bag did not deploy. vehicle will be totalled *ak | |||
| 03/02/1996 | |||
| Driver's air bag did not deploy during frontal impact; vehicle broadsided another moving vehicle. *ak | |||
| Upon impact, during frontal crash, at approx. 45mph, 12:00 on front bumper hitting a tree, airbag failed to deploy. *ak | |||
| Upon impact, during frontal crash, at approx. 45mph, 12:00 on front bumper hitting a tree, airbag failed to deploy. *ak | |||
| Upon impact, during frontal crash, at approx. 45mph, 12:00 on front bumper hitting a tree, airbag failed to deploy. *ak | |||
| 02/03/1996 | |||
| The air bag did not deploy in a front end accident.please describe. tt | |||
| 09/28/1995 | 1 | 12/01/1991 | |
| While driving steering hub fractured, air bag deployed, burned drivers face. tt consumer also states eyes and body as well as developing an infection, from accident.*jb | |||
| 07/21/1995 | |||
| Frontal collision, driver side air bag did not deploy, impact 12:00 position speed 35 mph. tt | |||
| 07/25/1995 | |||
| Consumer was in an accident and the driver side air bag didn't deployed . tt | |||
| 06/01/1995 | |||
| The vehicle has been in two frontal collision at over 30mph and the airbag has not ever open. please describe. tt | |||
| 06/26/1995 | |||
| Hit a car dead on and went under the other cars bumper and the drivers airbag did not deploy. please describe. | |||
| 06/26/1995 | |||
| Hit a car dead on and went under the other cars bumper and the passengers airbag did not deploy. please describe. | |||
| 04/07/1995 | 1 | ||
| Driving 40 mph the vehicle was rearended, causing it to hit vehicle in front of driver, and the drivers air bag did not deploy. tt | |||