NHTSA safety recall

Recall 00V235000 · manufacturer campaign 00071

Air Bags › Side/window — Saturn · reported 23 Aug 2000 · 168 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG SYSTEM. THE AIR BAG SYSTEM HAS A LOWER SIDE IMPACT SAFING SENSOR THRESHOLD THAN SPECIFIED. BECAUSE OF THIS REDUCED THRESHOLD, THERE COULD BE AN INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE SIDE HEAD CURTAIN AIR BAG WITH SEVERE SLAMMING OF THE DOOR.

The risk

THIS COULD CAUSE INJURY TO AN OCCUPANT.

The fix

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE INFLATABLE RESTRAINT SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE ASSEMBLY.

NO VEHICLES HAVE BEEN SOLD TO CUSTOMERS.

NHTSA campaign
00V235000
Manufacturer campaign
00071
Filed by
General Motors Corp.
Report received
23 Aug 2000
Owners notified
23 Aug 2000
Potentially affected
168

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2001 Saturn Ls

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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