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 08/01/2005 to 09/30/2005 | 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. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 08/21/2012 | 126595 | 1 | |
| While driving my 2006 hummer h3 on a back country paved rd, doing the posted speed limit, my side curtain air bags on both sides deployed for no reason. the road had its bumps and stuff like any road but nothing to crazy. the vehicle was not in a crash or rolling over and should not have deployed airbags. this situation could have been deadly, thank god it wasn't. gm is sending out a third party inspector to look at the vehicle. i have a feeling this will end up in court. there has been many of these cases and gm has not corrected with recall or nothing. something needs to be done and force them to do the needed recall on this. *tr | |||
| 08/21/2012 | 126595 | ||
| While driving my 2006 hummer h3 on a back country paved rd, doing the posted speed limit, my side curtain air bags on both sides deployed for no reason. the road had its bumps and stuff like any road but nothing to crazy. the vehicle was not in a crash or rolling over and should not have deployed airbags. this situation could have been deadly, thank god it wasn't. gm is sending out a third party inspector to look at the vehicle. i have a feeling this will end up in court. there has been many of these cases and gm has not corrected with recall or nothing. something needs to be done and force them to do the needed recall on this. | |||
| 03/10/2012 | 63864 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 hummer h3. the contact stated that while stopped at a traffic stop, the vehicle was rear-ended and crashed into a pole. the contact sustained injuries to the neck, back and hips. the air bags did not deploy. the contact did not call the manufacturer. the failure mileage was 63,864. kmj | |||
| 03/10/2012 | 63864 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 hummer h3. the contact stated while stopped at a stop light the vehicle was rear-ended and crash into a pole. during the crash the contact suffered injuries to the neck, back, and hips. also during crash the air bags did not deploy. the contact did not call the manufacturer. the failure mileage was 63,864. jo | |||
| 08/06/2011 | 51000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 hummer h3. the contact stated while driving at approximately 50mph the contact swerved to a void hitting a deer lost control of the vehicle went air born and flip over six times the vehicle landed front end first. the driver frontal air bag and all the other air bags in the vehicle failed to deploy. the driver head was caught between rail the drive head snap backwards and forward face was crushed the medical investigators believe the driver died at first impact. the vehicle was towed to the local tow-yard. the south carolina state trooper report e-111833. (the contact wife drove the vehicle) the failure and the current miles was 51,000. li | |||
| 03/19/2011 | 54400 | ||
| The side impact restraints (side airbags) improperly deployed as i was driving down a gravel road near death valley, ca. not the front airbags, just the sides. no substantial impact was encountered at the time that should have caused them to deploy. | |||
| 11/30/2010 | 41500 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 hummer h3. the contact stated that while driving 40 mph the vehicle crashed into a barrier while trying to decelerate into a turn and the airbags did not deploy. the driver received injuries to the kneck, chest, and a abrasion on her head. she was transported to the hospital via ambulance. the police were called and a report was available. the vehicle was towed to a independent mechanic who informed the contact that the vehicle was total loss and was unable to diagnose why the air bags did not deploy. the failure mileage was approximately 41,500. tb | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 01/06/2009 | 75000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 hummer h3. the contact stated that the passenger sensing system malfunctions on the cloth seats in his vehicle. the front passenger side air bag disables when it should be enabled. in addition, the air bag indicator illuminates on the instrument panel. one dealer was unaware of the failure. a second dealer stated that they would repair the vehicle through general motors. nhtsa campaign id number 06v417000 (air bags:frontal) was referenced. the failure mileage was 75,000 and current mileage was 76,500. | |||
| 10/22/2008 | 23000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 hummer h3. the contact stated that the passenger sensing system malfunctions on her aftermarket leather seat cover. the front air bag on the passenger side disables when it should be enabled and vice versa. nhtsa campaign id number 06v417000 (air bags:frontal) was referenced. the failure mileage was 23,000. | |||
| 11/29/2006 | 19000 | 1 | 06/08/2006 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving 60 mph to a ramp changing to another highway, the contact slammed the brakes when noticed the vehicle hit something which resulted to be a deer. the front air bags did not deploy and the driver seat belt did not restrain. the contact suffered chest bruises and the child riding in the front passenger seat was restrained by the seat belt but suffered a neck injury. the air bag in the passenger side did not deploy either. the contact could not see the object impacted because the hood opened covering the windshield. there were no warning lights illuminated prior to the accident. the police and fire department were present and a police report was taken. the contact and the child were evacuated to a hospital in a private vehicle. the vehicle was taken to a body shop and was deemed inoperable. the manufacturer was contacted, who indicated upon the completion of the repairs; to take the vehicle to a dealership for the inspection of the sensors and the seat belt which failed to restrain the driver. | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 08/15/2006 | 101 | 09/21/2005 | |
| Tl* - the contact owns a 2006 hummer h3. the contact received recall notice campaign # 06v417000 for the front passenger air bag. after speaking with the manufacturer she was advised that the vehicle was not affected by the recall. the contact stated that there was some failure occurring with the air bag sensor in the leather seats which registers occupancy only occassionally. the air bag sensors were not displayed when someonewas in the passenger seat, also, this was a recall issue. the contact filed complaint## 71-434659912 with the manufacturer, and an investigator came out to inspect the vehicle and diagnosed it as operating normally. an on star representative performed a diagnostic test which revealed that the passenger seat air bag sensor was not registering a passenger ,even though on was seated in the vehicle at the time. the dealer also observed that the passenger seat air bag sensors failed. *ak | |||
| 12/09/2005 | 4000 | 4 | 11/01/2005 |
| Airbag sensor in main dash (not passenger light) keeps coming on, despite having the vehicle into dealer service 4 times. on each occasion, the a part is replaced, the light goes off, and within a few hours to days, the light comes back on. currently the light is off after the 4th trip to the dealer for service. *nm | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 06/28/2010 | 84000 | ||
| I was driving on gthe road at around 20mph and my side curtain airbags (driver and passenger) were deployed without cause. this was on a 2006 hummer h3. | |||
| 04/08/2009 | 65000 | 1 | |
| I was leaving a friends house and had to drive through a small ditch and my side curtain airbags deployed for no reason. this is a hummer h3 an off road vehicle which is supposed to be able to drive on a 60 degree angle and this ditch was maybe 2 feet deep and the truck was barely even at any type of angle at all. *tr | |||
| 10/05/2008 | 61264 | 1 | |
| While driving down the hwy at 73 mph the side air bag curtains deployed without any reason. there was no crash or damages done to the vehicle at the time of deployment other than airbag deployment. the crash module from the vehicle states it detected a rollover event of 0-1/4 turn. we have turned in a claim to our insurance and they are in agreement that the driver nor road conditions had anything to do with the deployment. we are in disagreement with gm and feel that there is some type of defect with the vehicles system that commanded a deployment and want to file a complaint so this is checked into. at the speed the vehicle was going this could have caused an unfortunate accident if the driver was not an experienced driver. we are in the process of having the airbags replaced and interior of the vehicle fixed under our comprehensive portion of our insurance policy. we can retain any of the replaced parts for inspection if necessary. *tr | |||
| 10/10/2007 | 25360 | 1 | 05/01/2005 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 hummer h3. while driving 30 mph, the side air bags deployed without warning. the dealer stated that there was a defect on the vehicle, but could not determine the component. as of october 12, 2007, the dealer had not repaired the vehicle. the current and failure mileages were 25,360. | |||