NHTSA safety recall

Recall 02V222000 · manufacturer campaign 02032

Air Bags › Frontal — Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and others · reported 9 Aug 2002 · 133,221 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

CERTAIN PASSENGER, MINI VANS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES HAVE AN AIR BAG INFLATOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE THAT COULD FRACTURE AT A WELD DURING A DEPLOYMENT.

The risk

PIECES OF THE INFLATOR COULD STRIKE AND INJURE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS AND THE AIR BAG CUSHION WOULD NOT INFLATE FULLY, REDUCING THE CAPABILITY OF THE BAG TO PROTECT THE DRIVER.

The fix

DEALERS WILL INSPECT, AND REPLACE, IF NECESSARY, THE AIR BAG MODULE ASSEMBLY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 15, 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 BUICK AT 1-800-521-7300, CADILLAC AT 1-800-458-8006, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, GMC AT 1-800-462-8782, OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537, OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-762-2737.

GM RECALL NO. 02032. ALSO, CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

NHTSA campaign
02V222000
Manufacturer campaign
02032
Filed by
General Motors Corp.
Report received
9 Aug 2002
Owners notified
15 Aug 2002
Potentially affected
133,221

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.

2002 Buick Lesabre 2003 Buick Lesabre 2002 Buick Rendezvous 2003 Buick Rendezvous 2002 Cadillac Deville 2003 Cadillac Deville 2002 Chevrolet Impala 2003 Chevrolet Impala 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2003 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer 2002 Chevrolet Venture 2003 Chevrolet Venture 2002 GMC Envoy 2003 GMC Envoy 2002 Oldsmobile Aurora 2003 Oldsmobile Aurora 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada 2003 Oldsmobile Bravada 2002 Oldsmobile Silhouette 2003 Oldsmobile Silhouette 2002 Pontiac Bonneville 2003 Pontiac Bonneville 2002 Pontiac Montana 2003 Pontiac Montana

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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