NHTSA Campaign 00V244000
AIR BAGS
NHTSA campaign 00V244000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 00V244000 with NHTSA on August 29, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V244000, NHTSA lists up to 580 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 2000 and July 31, 2000.
The 00V244000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V244000 were scheduled from October 26, 2000, 58 days after the report.
00V244000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet, model years 2001.
Owners of the model years 00V244000 covers have filed at least 26 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 00V244000 vehicles, the 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo has the most (26).
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V244000 ranks 217 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 00V244000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 16 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 00V244000 was 99V283000, reported on October 21, 1999.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE AIR BAG SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULES (SDM) COULD EXPERIENCE A MEMORY ERROR RESULTING IN THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING IN A CRASH SITUATION.
- The risk
- IN A CRASH, A FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT MAY RECEIVE MORE SERIOUS INJURIES.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 26, 2000. 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 1-800-222-1020.
Reported August 29, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V244000 (2)
Chevrolet (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V244000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: August 29, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted