NHTSA Campaign 02V178000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
NHTSA campaign 02V178000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 02V178000 with NHTSA on July 1, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V178000, NHTSA lists up to 525,254 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 1, 1999 and February 28, 2000.
The 02V178000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V178000 were scheduled from August 28, 2002, 58 days after the report.
02V178000 covers 5 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2000.
Owners of the model years 02V178000 covers have filed at least 35 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 02V178000 vehicles, the 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe has the most (21).
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V178000 ranks 18 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 02V178000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 16 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 02V178000 was 01V026000, reported on February 1, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PICKUP AND UTILITY TRUCKS, SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE AN AIR BAG SENSING DIAGNOSTIC MODULE (SDM) WHICH CONTAINS AN ANOMALY THAT COULD RESULT IN THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAG FAILING TO DEPLOY DURING CERTAIN FRONTAL CRASHES.
- The risk
- IN A VEHICLE CRASH, FRONT SEAT OCCUPANTS MAY RECEIVE MORE SEVERE INJURIES.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL RECALIBRATE THE SDM ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 28, 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 CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020 OR GMC AT 1-800-462-8782.
Reported July 1, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V178000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V178000, 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: July 1, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted