NHTSA Campaign 00V371000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
NHTSA campaign 00V371000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: side/window. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 00V371000 with NHTSA on November 13, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V371000, NHTSA lists up to 12 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 1, 2000 and July 31, 2000.
The 00V371000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V371000 were scheduled from November 16, 2000, 3 days after the report.
00V371000 covers 3 models from Buick and Chevrolet, model years 2000–2001.
Owners of the model years 00V371000 covers have filed at least 101 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 00V371000 vehicles, the 2000 Chevrolet Impala has the most (80).
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V371000 ranks 251 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 00V371000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 16 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 00V371000 was 00V244000, reported on August 29, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES EXHIBIT A CONDITION IN WHICH THE DRIVER SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG INFLATOR SEPARATES FROM THE AIR BAG MODULE DURING DEPLOYMENT.
- The risk
- IF THE INFLATOR SEPARATES, THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY DURING A CRASH AND OCCUPANT PROTECTION WOULD BE REDUCED. IF IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT A SEPARATED INFLATOR COULD BE PROPELLED DOWNWARD AND COULD RESULT IN INJURY TO A REAR SEAT PASSENGER WHOSE FOOT IS POSITIONED APPROXIMATELY UNDER THE INFLATOR MODULE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG MODULE.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING DECEMBER 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 OR BUICK AT 1-800-521-7300.
Reported November 13, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V371000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V371000, 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: November 13, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted