NHTSA Campaign 03V051000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 03V051000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 03V051000 with NHTSA on February 14, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V051000, NHTSA lists up to 130 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 2002 and October 31, 2002.
The 03V051000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V051000 were scheduled from March 11, 2003, 25 days after the report.
03V051000 covers 8 models from Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC and Pontiac, model years 2003.
Owners of the model years 03V051000 covers have filed at least 141 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 03V051000 vehicles, the 2003 Chevrolet Impala has the most (39).
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V051000 ranks 234 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 03V051000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 16 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 03V051000 was 02V329000, reported on December 9, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN MINI VANS, PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG THAT MAY NOT DEPLOY AS DESIGNED. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG INFLATOR COULD RUPTURE.
- The risk
- THIS COULD RESULT IN REDUCED CAPABILITY OF THE AIR BAG TO PROTECT THE DRIVER. ALSO IF THE AIR BAG INFLATOR RUPTURED, PIECES OF THE INFLATOR COULD STRIKE AND INJURE THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT, AND IF NECESSARY, INSTALL A NEW DRIVER'S AIR BAG. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON MARCH 11, 2003. 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 BUICK AT 1-800-521-7300, CADILLAC AT 1-800-458-8006, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, GMC AT 1-800-462-8782, OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-762-2737.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 03008.
Reported February 14, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V051000 (8)
Chevrolet (4)
Buick (1)
Cadillac (1)
GMC (1)
Pontiac (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V051000, 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: February 14, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted