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 - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | ||||||||||||||||
| 02V178000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 02/01/1999 to 02/28/2000 | V (Vehicle) | 525254 | 08/28/2002 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 07/01/2002 | 07/22/2002 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain pickup and utility trucks, some of these vehicles have an air bag sensing diagnostic module (sdm) which contains an anomaly that could result in the driver and passenger's air bag failing to deploy during certain frontal crashes. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In a vehicle crash, front seat occupants may receive more severe injuries. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will recalibrate the sdm on the affected vehicles. owner notification began august 28, 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 chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or gmc at 1-800-462-8782. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | 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 | |||||
| 000941004 | 12/01/2000 | 619198 | Some customers may comment that the air bag indicator is illuminated on the instrument panel cluster (ipc) with side impact module diagnostic trouble codes b0028, b0029, b0040, and b0041 set. *tt | 05/18/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 1 | |||
| While the consumer was driving brakes failed, resulting in rear end collision in which airbags did not deploy. *yh | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 11/30/2001 | 1 | ||
| Attorney is writing on behalf of clients, while driving 40mph in rainy and foggy weather, vehicle ran off the road hitting an embankment with the front of the vehicle and the air bags did not deploy. driver's face struck steering wheel sustaining facial injuries. inspection of vehicle found that a coil in the steering column was not connected which was the cause of the airbag not deploying. photos attached. *tt | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 08/15/2004 | 32578 | 2 | 08/27/2000 |
| While driving straight on the highway at about 70 miles/hr, both right and left side impact airbags deployed simultaneously and spontaneously. gmc yukon xl 2000. *jb | |||