NHTSA Campaign 05V024000
AIR BAGS
NHTSA campaign 05V024000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 05V024000 with NHTSA on January 20, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V024000, NHTSA lists up to 87,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 1, 2003 and May 31, 2004.
The 05V024000 report reached NHTSA 8 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V024000 were scheduled from May 20, 2005, 120 days after the report.
05V024000 covers 2 models from Cadillac, model years 2004.
Owners of the model years 05V024000 covers have filed at least 26 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V024000 vehicles, the 2004 Cadillac CTS has the most (26).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V024000 ranks 67 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 05V024000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 16 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 05V024000 was 03V051000, reported on February 14, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, AN INTERACTION BETWEEN THE SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE AND VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MAY CAUSE THE DRIVER'S FRONTAL AIR BAG AND/OR ROOF-MOUNTED SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG TO DEPLOY WHEN THE IGNITION KEY IS TURNED TO THE "ON" POSITION.
- The risk
- A PERSON POSITIONED FOR DRIVING MAY RECEIVE MINOR INJURIES, SUCH AS ABRASIONS, FROM CONTACT WITH A DEPLOYING AIR BAG.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 20, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 05004.
Reported January 20, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V024000 (2)
Cadillac (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V024000, 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: January 20, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted