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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 02V027000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 09/01/1998 to 10/31/1998 | V (Vehicle) | 1730 | 02/01/2002 | ODI | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 01/25/2002 | 02/04/2002 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain passenger vehicles and mini vans, the driver's air bag inflator modules could produce excessive internal pressure. in the event of a crash that would trigger a driver's air bag deployment, the increased internal pressure can cause the inflator module to explode. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Metal and plastic debris could cause severe injury to vehicle occupants. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the driver air bag module. owner notification began february 1, 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 pontiac at 1-800-762-2737. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | ||||||
| PE01002 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 01/10/2001 | 06/11/2001 | DRIVER AIR BAG MALFUNCTION | ||
| A driver air bag inflator allegedly fragmented parts of its casing and damaged the air bag during a deployment in a vehicle crash. | ||||||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE | ||||||
| EA01014 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 06/11/2001 | 08/26/2002 | AIR BAG INFLATOR | 02V027001 | |
| A | ||||||
| EA01014 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 06/11/2001 | 08/26/2002 | AIR BAG INFLATOR | 01V210000 | |
| A | ||||||
| EA01014 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 06/11/2001 | 08/26/2002 | AIR BAG INFLATOR | 02V027002 | |
| A | ||||||
| EA01014 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 06/11/2001 | 08/26/2002 | AIR BAG INFLATOR | 02V027000 | |
| A | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 08/31/2003 | 107000 | 2 | |
| My car has been in 2 accidents where the air bags did not deploy. i hit a man from behind in the first one, and did over $5,000.00 worth of damage to my car, and no air bag. the last one my son was driving the car and hydroplaned, hit the guardrail doing atleast 40 miles a hour bounced off the guardrail hit a suv and still no air bag. both sides of the front of the car were damaged severely.*ak | |||
| 02/10/2003 | 1 | ||
| Consumer states that the air bag warning light comes on while driving. dealer notified.*ak | |||
| 11/10/2000 | 1 | 09/16/2000 | |
| Air bag light remained on while driving. dealer notified, and infomed consumer that it was not covered under a manufacturer's recall, and vehicle was out of its warranty. *ak the dealer put the vehicle on scape mode and the air bag light was off. however, the consumer was not sure if the air bag works. *yh | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 06/20/2006 | 78000 | 1 | |
| A/c leaks on passenger side floor. also a/c blower motor does not work. wheel rims are corroded and pitted. air bag light is on and stays on. *jb | |||
| 08/11/2002 | |||
| Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision of 30 mph, and neither air bag deployed. feel free to proviode any further information.*ak | |||
| 10/13/2001 | |||
| While driving approx 55-60mph vehicle collided with an embankment wall and flew in the air. upon impact,driver's air bag did not deploy. consumer was badly injured.*ak | |||
| 02/28/2002 | |||
| Vehicle was involved in a rear end frontal collision with another vehicle and neither air bags depolyed. manufacturer was notified. feel free to provide any further information.*ak | |||
| My tire caught a chuck hole and pulled me down into a gully and i hit trees head on. i wore my seat belt but have injuries to my left side. my air bag never deployed. my speed was 35 mph. *ak | |||
| 07/28/2000 | 1 | ||
| Violent deployment of drivers side air bag resulted in severe imjury to face and arm during head on collision. nlm | |||
| When traveling on snow pavement surface and upon depressing brake pedal, rear brakes locked up, causing vehicle to go into a skid, resulting in vehicle rolling down into a ditch and hitting a tree. upon impact, neither driver's side nor passenger's side air bag deployed also there was an excessive amount of front end damage to the vehicle. consumer has contacted manufacturer. please provide any further details. *ak | |||
| 06/30/1999 | |||
| While driving at 3 mph and pulling out from a stop sign another vehicle stopped in front of consumer's vehicle. consumer applied the brakes, and both air bags deployed, causing the sun roof to blow out. air bag on driver's side broke the windshield on the passager's side. *ak | |||