NHTSA Recall 98V146000
NHTSA Campaign Id 98V146000; Date: Jun. 29, 1998
Air bags deploy with great force and can seriously injure unrestrained occupants who are too close to them.
Recalled Vehicles:
1996 Chevrolet Cavalier; 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier; 1996 Pontiac Sunfire; 1997 Pontiac Sunfire
Component: Air Bag
Manufactured by: General Motors Corp.
Affected Units:: 675,302
Recall Summary:
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Because of certain calibrations in the air bag's sensing and diagnostic module, an inadvertent air bag deployment could occur in a low speed crash or when an object strikes the floor pan.
How to Fix:
Dealers will recalibrate the air bag sensing and diagnostic module.
Recall Notes:
Owner notification began during August 1998. 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 Chevrolet at 1-800-222-1022 or pontiac at 1-800-762-2737. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4326).
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Aug 11, 1998
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