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  NHTSA Recall 08V582000

NHTSA Campaign Id 08V582000; Date: Nov. 5, 2008

In a vehicle crash, if the front passenger air bag does not operate as designed, increased personal injury could occur.

icon1 Recalled Vehicles:

2009 Cadillac CTS

Component: Air Bags:frontal

Manufactured by: General Motors Corp.

Affected Units:: 12,662

icon3 Recall Summary:

Gm is recalling 12,662 my 2009 Cadillac cts vehicles for failing to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, 'occupant crash protection. ' under certain conditions, a software condition within the passenger sensing system may disable the front passenger air bag when it should be enabled or enable it when it should be disabled.

icon2 How to Fix:

Dealers will reprogram the passenger sensing system module free of charge. The recall began on November 18, 2008. Owners may contact Cadillac at 1-866-982-2339 or through their website at http://www. Gmownercenter. Com .

icon4 Recall Notes:

Gm recall no. 08373. 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 .

Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Nov 18, 2008

Also see:

All recalls of Cadillac vehicles.

More recall documents on nhtsa.gov.