NHTSA Campaign 06V417000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 06V417000 covers 15 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 06V417000 with NHTSA on October 31, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V417000, NHTSA lists up to 794 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 1, 2003 and January 31, 2004.
The 06V417000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V417000 were scheduled from November 6, 2006, 6 days after the report.
06V417000 covers 11 models from Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Pontiac, model years 2004–2006.
Owners of the model years 06V417000 covers have filed at least 337 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 06V417000 vehicles, the 2006 Pontiac G6 has the most (117).
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V417000 ranks 212 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 06V417000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 16 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 06V417000 was 05V024000, reported on January 20, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN VEHICLES ORIGINALLY BUILT WITH CLOTH SEATS THAT WERE EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC AIR BAG PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM AND LATER REUPHOLSTERED WITH AFTERMARKET LEATHER SEAT COVER KITS ARE INVOLVED. TESTING HAS INDICATED THAT THE AFTERMARKET LEATHER SEAT COVERS CAN CAUSE THE PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION.
- The risk
- IF THE PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS, THE FRONT AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE MAY BE DISABLED WHEN IT SHOULD BE ENABLED, OR ENABLED WHEN IT SHOULD BE DISABLED. IN EITHER CASE, IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH THAT REQUIRES AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, A FRONT PASSENGER'S LEVEL OF INJURY MAY BE INCREASED.
- The fix
- BECAUSE A REPLACEMENT LEATHER SEAT COVER THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM IS NOT AVAILABLE, GENERAL MOTORS (GM) WILL REPURCHASE THESE VEHICLES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS STATED IN GM'S LETTER TO OWNERS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 6, 2006. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT GM AT 1-877-477-1022 TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF REPURCHASING THEIR VEHICLE.
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 06102.
Reported October 31, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V417000 (15)
Chevrolet (6)
Pontiac (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V417000, 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: October 31, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted